応報刑主義

retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment

罪刑法定主義

ざいけいほうていしゅぎ

nulla poena sine lege, no punishment without law

刑

けい

penalty, sentence, punishment

刑律

けいりつ

criminal law

刑獄

けいごく

jail, gaol, punishment

刑余

けいよ

previous conviction

極刑

きょっけい

capital punishment, extreme penalty, ultimate punishment

墨刑

ぼくけい ぼっけい

tattooing (form of punishment in ancient China)

宮刑

きゅうけい

ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, confinement for women)

刑罰

けいばつ

judgement, judgment, penalty, punishment

銃刑

じゅうけい

execute by shooting to death (by firing squad)

厳刑

げんけい

severe punishment

刑吏

けいり

executioner

天刑

てんけい

divine punishment

科刑

imposing a punishment

笞刑

ちけい

flogging

徒刑

とけい

penal servitude

体刑

たいけい

corporal punishment, jail sentence, gaol sentence

減刑

げんけい

reduction of penalty