徒刑 (tú xíng) — (legal) imprisonment (as a criminal penalty, either fixed-term or life)
Definition
Legal term for a prison sentence as a criminal penalty — fixed-term (有期徒刑) or life (无期徒刑). Appears almost only in court and law contexts.
noun
(legal) imprisonment (as a criminal penalty, either fixed-term or life)
Examples
- 徒刑。Tā bèi pàn le shí nián tú xíng.He was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.
- 徒刑。Wú qī tú xíng shì zuì yán zhòng de tú xíng zhī yī.Life imprisonment is one of the most severe forms of imprisonment.
- 徒刑。Zhè ge zuì fàn bèi pàn chǔ le cháng qī tú xíng.This criminal was sentenced to long-term imprisonment.
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