プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
けい【刑】
a penalty; 〔宣告された刑〕a sentence; 〔罰〕(a) punishment
- 重い［軽い］刑
(a) heavy [light] punishment - 彼は重い刑に処せられた
He was given a severe punishment. - 刑を執行［猶予］する
「carry out [suspend] a sentence - 彼は窃盗の罪で2年の刑に服している
He is serving a two-year sentence for theft. - 10年から7年の刑に減じられた
His sentence was reduced from ten years to seven. - 裁判官は被告に禁固6か月の刑を宣告した
The judge sentenced the accused to six months in prison.／The judge passed [pronounced] a sentence of six months' imprisonment on the accused.