reverse sentencing; ancient legal retribution
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(historical law) to impose the punishment for a false accusation onto the accuser
archaicA specific legal principle from ancient Chinese law (e.g., Tang Code) aimed at deterring false accusations. The accuser would suffer the exact penalty they sought for the accused.
Gēn根
jù据
Táng唐
lǜ律
，
wū诬
gào告
zhě者
xū须
fǎn反
zuò坐
qí其
zuì罪
。
According to the Tang Code, a false accuser must suffer the punishment for the crime they falsely alleged.
Cǐ此
àn案
zhōng中
，
wū诬
gào告
shā杀
rén人
zhě者
bèi被
pàn判
chǔ处
fǎn反
zuò坐
，
chǔ处
yǐ以
sǐ死
xíng刑
。
In this case, the person who falsely accused another of murder was sentenced to reverse punishment and received the death penalty.
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Fǎn反
zuò坐
"
zhì制
dù度
tǐ体
xiàn现
le了
gǔ古
dài代
fǎ法
lǜ律
zhōng中
"
wū诬
gào告
fǎn反
zuò坐
"
de的
bào报
yìng应
sī思
xiǎng想
。
The 'reverse sentencing' system reflected the retributive principle of 'punishing the false accuser' in ancient law.