減刑

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Chinese

to lower; to decrease; to reduce
to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish
 
 punishment
trad. (減刑) 減 刑
simp. (减刑) 减 刑

Pronunciation

Verb

減刑

  1. (law) to mitigate a sentence; to lower a penalty

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (減刑):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
減 刑
げん
Grade: 5 		けい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 減 (gen, “to reduce”) +‎ 刑 (kei, “penalty”).

Pronunciation

Noun

減(げん)刑(けい) • (genkei) 

  1. (law) lowering a penalty; commutation
    • 1947, 恩(おん)赦(しゃ)法(ほう)‎, archived from the original on 31 January 2021:
      大(たい)赦(しゃ)、特(とく)赦(しゃ)、減(げん)刑(けい)、刑(けい)の執(しっ)行(こう)の免(めん)除(じょ)及(およ)び復(ふっ)権(けん)については、この法(ほう)律(りつ)の定(さだ)めるところによる。
      Taisha, tokusha, genkei, kei no shikkō no menjo oyobi fukken ni tsuite wa, kono hōritsu no sadameru tokoro ni yoru.
      General pardons, special pardons, commutations of sentence, exemptions from the execution of sentences, and restorations of rights are governed by this Act.

Verb

減(げん)刑(けい)する • (genkei suru) suru (stem 減(げん)刑(けい)し (genkei shi), past 減(げん)刑(けい)した (genkei shita))

  1. (law) to lower a penalty; to commutate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "減刑する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 減刑し げんけいし genkei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 減刑し げんけいし genkei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 減刑する げんけいする genkei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 減刑する げんけいする genkei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 減刑すれ げんけいすれ genkei sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 減刑せよ¹
減刑しろ² 		げんけいせよ¹
げんけいしろ² 		genkei seyo¹
genkei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 減刑される げんけいされる genkei sareru
Causative 減刑させる
減刑さす 		げんけいさせる
げんけいさす 		genkei saseru
genkei sasu
Potential 減刑できる げんけいできる genkei dekiru
Volitional 減刑しよう げんけいしよう genkei shiyō
Negative 減刑しない げんけいしない genkei shinai
Negative continuative 減刑せず げんけいせず genkei sezu
Formal 減刑します げんけいします genkei shimasu
Perfective 減刑した げんけいした genkei shita
Conjunctive 減刑して げんけいして genkei shite
Hypothetical conditional 減刑すれば げんけいすれば genkei sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
減刑

Verb

減刑

  1. chữ Hán form of giảm hình (“to mitigate a sentence; to lower a penalty”).
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