冤獄
simp冤狱jyun1 juk6yuān yù
English
- unjust charge or verdict; miscarriage of justice; frame-up
- a miscarriage of justice; a wronged imprisonment
粵語 — Cantonese
- 畀人冤枉、誣告而要坐監嘅刑罰
Examples
我坐咗廿年冤獄。
I spent 20 years in prison for a crime I did not commit.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
佢明明冇做過,都要坐三年冤獄,公平咩!
He was not responsible, but is sentenced to 3 years in jail. What a miscarriage of justice!
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk