治罪 (zhì zuì) — to punish (someone) for a crime; to bring to justice
Definition
治罪 means to formally punish someone for a crime — a legal/official term for bringing a person to justice. It refers to the act of imposing punishment on a wrongdoer, not to convicting them.
verb
to punish (someone) for a crimeto bring to justice
Examples
- 治罪。Fǎ yuàn yī fǎ duì tā zhì zuì.The court punished him according to law.
- ，。Zhè ge rén fàn le zhòng zuì, bì xū zhì tā de zuì.This person committed a serious crime and must be punished.
- 治罪。Sī fǎ jī guān bù néng suí yì zhì zuì.Judicial authorities cannot punish arbitrarily.
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