重刑 [
zhòng xíng]
severe punishment
heavy penalty
- 法庭对所有的被告判处自十五年至二十年的重刑。
The court handed down very heavy sentences ranging from fifteen to twenty years on all the accused. - 赫卡比本来可以选择一条简单而且政治上安全的路子,就是让那些滑稽可笑的重刑继续存在下去,可他却将一种适度的、悲悯的、符合常理的量刑标准带给司法体制,而这正是该体制急需要的东西。
Huckabee could have done the easy, politically safe thing by letting ludicrously heavy sentences stand. - 而现在有的法庭却向另一个方向前进,认为对这类案件施以重刑是不恰当的,应该把重点放在要求性犯罪者对其罪行进行经济赔偿上来。
Now some courts have begun to push back, saying these heavy sentences are improper, and a new emphasis has arisen on making sex offenders pay monetary damages for their crimes.