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    3. 死刑囚

    死刑囚

    死し刑けい囚しゅう

    criminal condemned to death

    KMT8News #16+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab17 strokes

    しけいしゅう

    Noun

    1.
    criminal condemned to death, convict on death row

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    彼かれは死し刑けい囚しゅうとして刑けい務む所しょに収しゅう監かんされている。

    He is imprisoned as a death row inmate.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    死し刑けい囚しゅうの最さい後ごの願ねがいが聞きき入いれられることは稀まれだ。

    It is rare for a death row inmate's last wish to be granted.

    KMT8Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    死し刑けい囚しゅうの弁べん護ご士しは、再さい審しん請せい求きゅうのために新あらたな証しょう拠こを探さがしている。

    The death row inmate's lawyer is looking for new evidence to request a retrial.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    彼かれは無む実じつを訴うったえ続つづける死し刑けい囚しゅうの物ものが語たりを本ほんに書かいた。

    He wrote a book about the story of a death row inmate who continued to claim innocence.

    KMT8LiteraturePolitics & Law
    多おおくの国くにで、死し刑けい囚しゅうの人じん権けんに関かんする議ぎ論ろんが活かっ発ぱつに行おこなわれている。

    In many countries, active discussions are taking place regarding the human rights of death row inmates.

    KMT9Politics & LawCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    刑
    punish・penalty・sentence・punishment
    囚
    とら.われる…(1)
    captured・criminal・arrest・catch
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