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TOPIK 5noun

실형

silhyeong

실형이 · 실형을

actual prison sentence (not suspended)

Example

그는 징역 2년의 실형을 선고받았습니다.

He was sentenced to two years in prison with no suspension.

Word parts

실 actual형 punishment

Literally 'actual punishment'.

Good to know

News contrasts 실형 with 집행유예 (a suspended sentence).