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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to commute a prison sentence to a fine (Tw)
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Original source entry:

易科罰金 易科罚金 [yi4 ke1 fa2 jin1] /to commute a prison sentence to a fine (Tw)/

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Other forms in these source records: 易科罰金

  • 易
    yì

    easy / amiable / to change / to exchange / prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"

    Yì

    surname Yi / I Ching / Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經|易经[Yì jīng])

  • 科
    kē

    branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 罚
    fá

    to punish / to penalize / to fine

  • 金
    jīn

    gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

    Jīn

    surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

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