罚不当罪

Traditional form:

罰不當罪

Pinyin (reading):

fábùdāngzuì

Definitions:

• disproportionate punishment
• the punishment is harsher than the crime

Characters:

• 罚 - penalty, fine; to punish, to penalize
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 罪 - sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime

Traditional characters:

• 罰 - penalty, fine; to punish, to penalize
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 當 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
• 罪 - sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime