从轻发落

從輕發落

cóngqīng-fāluò

idiom

Meanings

HSK 3

公司决定对他从轻发落。

Gōngsī juédìng duì tā cóngqīng-fāluò.

The company decided to go easy on him.

HSK 6

因他认罪态度好，法官从轻发落。

Yīn tā rènzuì tàidù hǎo, fǎguān cóngqīng-fāluò.

Given his attitude, the judge handed down a lighter sentence.

history

From 李贽《与周友山书》 (Ming). 发落 is an old term for an official ruling or disposition; 从轻 means "going with the lighter option".

usage

Mostly legal or quasi-legal contexts - courts, school discipline, company decisions. Not casual.

从 cóng

轻 qīng

发 fā

落 luò