English Dictionary

ultima ratio

名詞

不可算名詞

(law) legal philosophy under which penal redress to crime should only be used as a measure of last resort

日本語の意味

犯罪に対する刑罰は、最後の手段としてのみ適用されるべきだという法的原則 / 刑罰の執行は、他の手段が尽きた場合の最終手段として用いられるべきという考え方

The judge invoked ultima ratio when recommending community service instead of incarceration for nonviolent offenders.

その裁判官は、非暴力的な犯罪者に対して拘禁ではなく社会奉仕を勧める際に、刑罰は最終手段であるという原則を引用した。

意味（1）

(law) legal philosophy under which penal redress to crime should only be used as a measure of last resort

Since punishment (including death and prison in the United States) is the harshest type of public measure or burden that the state may take or impose against an individual and the state has the duty to consider the rights and interests of all people involved or affected by a situation (including those who cause harm), the ultima ratio principle requires that less harmful responses or measures, including noncriminal ones, be adopted if those responses or measures would adequately advance a legitimate goal such as addressing harmful behavior.