JLPT N1
禁錮
This is a Japanese legal term for imprisonment. It doesn’t include forced labor.
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Other forms
禁錮する suru verb form
Noun, Suru verb
Imprisonment (without labor)
A type of criminal punishment that involves being confined to a penal institution without the obligation to perform labor.
Example
彼 は 危険 運転 の 罪 で 、 禁錮 3 年 の 判決 を 受けた 。
He was sentenced to three years of imprisonment for the crime of dangerous driving.
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