無期刑

むきけい

life imprisonment

有期刑

ゆうきけい

definite term (of a prison sentence)

不定期刑

ふていきけい

indeterminate sentence

刑

けい

penalty, sentence, punishment

刑具

けいぐ

instruments of 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

主刑

しゅけい

principal penalty

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