reduction of penalty
げんけい
Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive
1.
reduction of penalty, commutation of a sentence
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大統領は、特定の犯罪者に対して恩赦による減刑を決定した。
The president decided on a commutation of sentence for certain criminals through a pardon.
歴史上、政治的な理由で減刑が行われることもあった。
Historically, sentence reductions have sometimes been carried out for political reasons.
裁判官は、被告人の反省の態度を考慮し、最終的に減刑の判断を下した。
The judge considered the defendant's remorseful attitude and ultimately decided on a reduction of the sentence.
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