法律制裁

Mandarin · pinyin fǎ lǜ zhì cái

Meanings

  1. legal sanction
  2. prescribed punishment
  3. punishable by law
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法
fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
律
lǜ · statute, principle, regulation
制
zhì · system; establish; overpower
裁
cái · cut out; decrease
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3–4–4–2 · fa3 lu:4 zhi4 cai2

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faat3 leot6 zai3 coi4

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noun

  1. (law) legal sanction

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