実刑(じっけい)

じっけい
noun
actual (non-suspended) prison sentence
legallaw
1. actual prison sentence (not suspended)
A sentence of imprisonment that must actually be served, as opposed to one that is suspended (執行猶予(しっこうゆうよ)). Used in news reports and legal contexts to mark that a defendant will really go to prison.
裁判所(さいばんしょ)は被告(ひこく)に実刑(じっけい)判決(はんけつ)を言(い)い渡(わた)した。
The court handed down an actual prison sentence to the defendant.
執行猶予(しっこうゆうよ)がつかず、実刑(じっけい)になった。
There was no suspension, so it became an actual prison sentence.
初犯(しょはん)だったが、事件(じけん)の重大(じゅうだい)さから実刑(じっけい)判決(はんけつ)が下(くだ)された。
It was a first offense, but given the seriousness of the case, an actual prison sentence was handed down.

実(じつ) (actual) + 刑(けい) (sentence): a prison term that must genuinely be served, contrasted with a suspended sentence. A staple word in news coverage of criminal trials.

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Antonym: 執行猶予(しっこうゆうよ) (suspended sentence)
Related: 刑(けい) (punishment, sentence)
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Added 2026.9.12 21:44 · Revised 2026.9.12 21:50
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