ลหุโทษ(là-hù-tôht)
Meanings
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light punishment; minor penalty
a light punishment or minor penalty, as opposed to a severe punishment
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)2teacher3master; mentor (respectful)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)ลหุโทษlà-hù-tôhtลหุโทษlà-hù-tôhtlight punishment; minor penaltyหมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)โทษtôhtโทษtôht1[!] sorry; excuse me (colloq.)2punishment; penalty3[to] blame; [to] accuse; [to] fault4fault; blameเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] lighten; reduce; ease6[to] urinate (polite euphemism)เช่นchênเช่นchên1like; as2for example; such asการปรับgaan bpràpการปรับgaan bpràp1adjustment; modification2imposition of a fineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeเงินngernเงินngern1funds; finances2silver (metal)3moneyจำนวนjam-nuuanจำนวนjam-nuuan1number (mathematics)2a number of; several3number; amount; quantityเล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1minor; slight; trivial2a little; slightly3a small amount
The teacher explained that a minor penalty means a light punishment, such as a small fine.
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แม้máeจะjàเป็นเพียงbpen piiangลหุโทษlà-hù-tôhtเขาkăoก็gâwยอมรับyom rápว่าwâaตนdtonทำผิดtam pìtและláeจะjàไม่mâiทำtamอีกèek
Even though the punishment was only minor, he admitted that he had done wrong and would not do it again.
ทนายtá-naaiเห็นว่าhĕn wâaการกระทำgaan grà-tamครั้งนี้kráng néeควรkuuanได้รับdâi rápเพียงpiiangลหุโทษlà-hù-tôhtเพราะpráwก่อให้เกิดgò hâi gèrtความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăaiไม่มากmâi mâak
The lawyer believed that this act warranted only a minor penalty because it had caused little harm.
การกำหนดgaan gam-nòtลหุโทษlà-hù-tôhtสำหรับsăm-ràpการฝ่าฝืนgaan fàa fĕuunเล็กน้อยlék nóiช่วยให้chûuai hâiบทลงโทษbòt long tôhtได้สัดส่วนdâai sàt-sùuanกับgàpความร้ายแรงkwaam ráai raengของkŏngการกระทำgaan grà-tam
Setting minor penalties for small violations helps keep punishments proportionate to the seriousness of the act.
Word Breakdown
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ลหุโทษlà-hù-tôhtลหุโทษlà-hù-tôhtlight punishment; minor penalty