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    3. 量刑

    量刑

    量りょう刑けい

    judge's sentence

    KMT7News #17+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab18 strokes

    りょうけい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    judge's sentence, assessment of a case

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    裁さい判ばん官かんが量りょう刑けいを言いい渡わたした。

    The judge handed down the sentence.

    KMT5Politics & Lawlaw
    彼かれの犯おかした罪つみに対 して、厳きびしい量りょう刑けいが下くだされた。

    A severe sentence was handed down for the crime he committed.

    KMT7Politics & Lawlaw
    量りょう刑けいの公こう平へい性せいを確かく保ほするため、新あらたなガイドラインが導どう入にゅうされた。

    New guidelines were introduced to ensure fairness in sentencing.

    KMT7Politics & Lawlaw
    世よ論ろんは、その事じ件けんの量りょう刑けいが軽かるすぎると批ひ判はんした。

    Public opinion criticized the sentence for that case as being too light.

    KMT7Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    過か去この判はん例れいを考こう慮りょに入いれ、裁さい判ばん官かんは慎しん重ちょうに量りょう刑けいを決けっ定ていした。

    Taking past precedents into consideration, the judge carefully determined the sentence.

    KMT8Politics & Lawlaw

    Kanji that make up this word

    量
    はか.る…(2)
    quantity・measure・weight・amount・consider…(2)
    刑
    punish・penalty・sentence・punishment
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