| 单词 | Commitment |
| 释义 | 拘押 Imprisonment for failing to pay a fine or for contempt of court. In Hong Kong, where magistrates order the payment of fine or the payment of money, the defendant shall be imprisoned for a certain time unless such fine or sum shall be paid: Magistrates Ordinance (Cap 227) s 55. Commitment is distinguished from a sentence of imprisonment in that the term of imprisonment have a fixed period. The scale of imprisonment for non-payment of money: s 68. The person committed may be discharged from custody before the term expires by payment of fine or sum adjudged to be paid: s 55. See also Contempt of court; Fine defaulter. 因未有繳付罰款或藐視法庭而被監禁。在香港，裁判官可下令因被告未有繳付罰款或款項將被告監禁一段特定時間，直至繳付罰款或款項為止：《裁判官條例》（第227章）第55條。拘押有別於監禁判刑，因為後者有規定時限。未有繳付款項的監禁時限：《裁判官條例》（第68條）。清繳罰款或判定款項可在拘押時間未完前獲釋：《裁判官條例》第55條。另見 Contempt of court; Fine defaulter。 n. |
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