pay with one's life; forfeit life as compensation
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pay with one's life; to forfeit one's life as compensation for taking another's
formalUsed in legal, moral, or revenge contexts, often referring to the concept of "a life for a life". It implies a direct equivalence or compensation for causing death.
Àn按
zhào照
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
fǎ法
lǜ律
，
shā杀
rén人
zhě者
bì必
xū须
dǐ抵
mìng命
。
According to ancient law, a murderer must pay with their life.
Tā他
fàn犯
xià下
rú如
cǐ此
zhòng重
zuì罪
，
kǒng恐
pà怕
nán难
táo逃
dǐ抵
mìng命
。
He committed such a serious crime and will likely have to forfeit his life.
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Zhè这
qǐ起
shì事
gù故
zhōng中
，
nán难
dào道
sī司
jī机
de的
yī一
tiáo条
mìng命
jiù就
néng能
dǐ抵
sān三
tiáo条
mìng命
ma吗
？
In this accident, can the driver's one life really compensate for three lives?