ちょうえき
Meanings
Noun
1. 刑事施設に拘置して所定の作業を行わせる刑罰のこと。自由刑に分類される。日本の場合は、刑法第12条による。
Kanji used
punish and teach a lesson
role
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
jail sentence; imprisonment
Examples (5 in total)
I got five years in prison.
The accused was condemned to ten years in prison.
Tom is now serving a 150-year prison sentence.