彼は懲役三年の刑に処された。
He was sentenced to three years of imprisonment.
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He was worried about how he should deal with the difficult situation.
侍は斬の刑に処せられた。
The samurai was sentenced to death by beheading.
罪人は笞撻の刑に処された。
The criminal was sentenced to flogging.
Usage Notes
A formal verb that can mean handling a situation, behaving in a certain way, or issuing a legal sentence.
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