บรรเทาโทษ(ban-tao tôht)
Meanings
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[to] reduce a punishment; [to] commute a sentence
to reduce the severity of a legal punishment or sentence; to commute a sentence.
Examples
เนื่องจากnêʉuang jàakเนื่องจากnêʉuang jàak1due to; owing to (formal)2because; since (formal)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himให้การhâi gaanให้การhâi gaan[to] testify; give a statementเป็นประโยชน์bpen bprà-yòhtเป็นประโยชน์bpen bprà-yòhtuseful; helpful; beneficialศาลsăanศาลsăan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit houseจึงjeungจึงjeung1only then; then (as a result)2therefore; so; thusอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2able; capable (literary/formal)3possibly; perhapsพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naa1[to] hear; examine (a case)2[to] consider; examine; deliberateบรรเทาโทษban-tao tôhtบรรเทาโทษban-tao tôht[to] reduce a punishment; [to] commute a sentenceให้hâiให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)
Because he provided useful testimony, the court may consider reducing his sentence.
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ทนายความtá-naai kwaamยื่นคำร้องyêun kam róngขอให้kŏr hâiศาลsăanบรรเทาโทษban-tao tôhtจำเลยjam loeiเพราะpráwเป็นbpenความผิดkwaam pìtครั้งแรกkráng râek
The lawyer filed a petition asking the court to commute the defendant's sentence because it was their first offense.
นักโทษnák tôhtได้รับdâi rápการบรรเทาgaan ban-taoโทษtôhtจากjàakโทษประหารชีวิตtôht bprà-haan chee-wítเป็นbpenจำคุกjam kúkตลอดชีวิตdtà-lòt chee-wítเนื่องในnêuuang naiวโรกาสwà-roh-gàatสำคัญsăm-kan
The prisoner's death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment on a special royal occasion.
ศาลsăanมีmeeดุลยพินิจdun-la-ya-pí-nítในnaiการgaanบรรเทาโทษban-tao tôhtแก่gàeจำเลยjam loeiที่têeมีเหตุmee hèhtอันanควรkuuanปรานีbpraa-neeเช่นchênการชดใช้gaan chót cháiค่าเสียหายkâa sĭia hăaiให้hâiผู้เสียหายpôo sĭia hăaiแล้วláeo
The court has the discretion to reduce the sentence for a defendant with extenuating circumstances, such as having already compensated the victim.
Related Words
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ผ่อนโทษpòn tôhtผ่อนโทษpòn tôht[to] reduce a sentence; [to] commute a sentence
[to] reduce a sentence; [to] commute a sentence
ลดโทษlót tôhtลดโทษlót tôht[to] reduce a penalty; [to] commute a sentence
[to] reduce a penalty; [to] commute a sentence
ลดหย่อนโทษlót yòn tôhtลดหย่อนโทษlót yòn tôht[to] mitigate/reduce a punishment; commute a sentence
[to] mitigate/reduce a punishment; commute a sentence
Word Breakdown
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บรรเทาโทษban-tao tôhtบรรเทาโทษban-tao tôht[to] reduce a punishment; [to] commute a sentence