term imprisonment

基本解释

If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and not more than ten years.
情节严重的，处五年以上十年以下有期徒刑；情节特别严重的，处十年以上有期徒刑、无期徒刑或者死刑。
If the circumstances are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and not more than ten years.
国家机关工作人员徇私舞弊，犯前款罪的，处五年以下有期徒刑或者拘役；情节特别严重的，处五年以上十年以下有期徒刑。
Whoever intentionally obstructs military operations of armed forces, if the consequences are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention.
故意阻碍武装部队军事行动，造成严重后果的，处五年以下有期徒刑或者拘役。

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有期徒刑
Among these,the author takes ternary,that is to say,using the death penalty in two-year reprieve,life imprisonment and long-term imprisonment to replace the death penalty.
笔者采取的是三元说,即以死刑缓期二年执行、无期徒刑、长期有期徒刑三者作为死刑的替代措施。