CADENA

cadena

cadena 〈西〉带枷监禁;监禁 在西班牙文中,该词本义为锁链〔chain〕。在西班牙法律中,该词指带枷监禁。带枷监禁是一种十分残忍的刑罚,犯人不仅要从事艰苦的劳役,还要自腰至脚踝带上沉重的镣铐,而且,其民事权利被剥夺,其担任公职的资格也被永久剥夺。菲律宾为西班牙殖民地时,法律规定有带枷监禁的刑罚。自美国军事占领菲律宾之始,这一刑罚就被废置不用。一般而言,现在该词已用来指监禁〔imprisonment〕,但与西班牙文中仅指监禁的「prision」仍有区别。

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cadena

cadena (ka-day-n[schwa]). [Spanish “chain”] Spanish law. A period of imprisonment; formerly, confinement at hard labor while chained from waist to ankle. cadena perpetua (ka-day-n[schwa] p[schwa]r-pet-w[schwa]). Life imprisonment. cadena temporal (ka-day-n[schwa] tem-por-ahl). Imprisonment for a term less than life.

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