减刑

減刑
jiǎnxíng
  1. to reduce penalty
  2. shortened or commuted (judicial) sentence

CEDICT

  1. (law) to mitigate a sentence; to lower a penalty
  2. to mitigate a sentence; to lower a penalty

Wiktionary

依法将原已判处确定的刑罚减轻，称为「减刑」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 减 jiǎn
  1. to lower
  2. to decrease
  3. to reduce
  4. to subtract
  5. to diminish
2 刑 xíng
  1. punishment
  2. penalty
  3. sentence
  4. torture
  5. corporal punishment