kill by torture or cruelty; torture to death
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to kill through torture or cruelty; to cause death by abuse
formalA formal and strong term, often used in legal, historical, or journalistic contexts to describe acts of extreme cruelty resulting in death. Implies a deliberate and prolonged process of mistreatment.
Lì历
shǐ史
jì记
zǎi载
le了
nà那
ge个
bào暴
jūn君
rú如
hé何
nüè虐
shā杀
tā他
de的
zhèng政
dí敌
。
History records how that tyrant tortured his political opponents to death.
Zhè这
xiē些
dòng动
wù物
yīn因
fēi非
fǎ法
bǔ捕
liè猎
ér而
bèi被
nüè虐
shā杀
。
These animals were killed through cruelty in illegal hunting.
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Guó国
jì际
fǎ法
tíng庭
zhǐ指
kòng控
qí其
fàn犯
yǒu有
zhàn战
zhēng争
zuì罪
，
bāo包
kuò括
nüè虐
shā杀
píng平
mín民
。
The international court charged him with war crimes, including the torture and killing of civilians.
Yán严
jìn禁
rèn任
hé何
xíng形
shì式
de的
nüè虐
shā杀
fú俘
lǔ虏
xíng行
wéi为
。
Any act of torturing prisoners of war to death is strictly prohibited.
Nà那
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
jiē揭
lù露
le了
jí集
zhōng中
yíng营
lǐ里
de的
nüè虐
shā杀
shì事
jiàn件
。
That film exposed incidents of torture and murder within the concentration camp.