apply torture; put to the torture
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Meanings
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to apply torture; to put to the torture
formalFormal term referring to the legal or official act of administering torture to extract a confession or punish someone. Used in historical, legal, or fictional contexts.
Gǔ古
dài代
shěn审
àn案
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
dòng动
xíng刑
bī逼
gòng供
。
In ancient times, torture was sometimes used to extract confessions during trials.
Yá衙
men门
duì对
tā他
dòng动
xíng刑
le了
，
dàn但
tā他
yī依
rán然
méi没
yǒu有
zhāo招
rèn认
。
The yamen put him to the torture, but he still did not confess.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
bī逼
gòng供
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
zǎo早
yǐ已
bèi被
jìn禁
zhǐ止
dòng动
xíng刑
。
This method of extracting confessions by torture has long been banned.