put to death; execute; sentence to death
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to execute; to put to death; to sentence to death
formalA formal, legal term used in the context of judicial punishment or historical accounts.
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
xiē些
zuì罪
xíng行
yán严
zhòng重
de的
fàn犯
rén人
huì会
bèi被
gōng公
kāi开
chǔ处
sǐ死
。
In ancient times, some criminals with serious offenses would be publicly executed.
Jīng经
guò过
gōng公
zhèng正
shěn审
pàn判
，
fǎ法
tíng庭
zuì最
zhōng终
jué决
dìng定
jiāng将
tā他
chǔ处
sǐ死
。
After a fair trial, the court finally decided to sentence him to death.
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Zài在
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
cán残
kù酷
de的
xíng刑
fá罚
cháng常
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
chǔ处
sǐ死
zhèng政
zhì治
fàn犯
。
Historically, this cruel punishment was often used to execute political prisoners.