torture; apply corporal punishment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to torture; to subject to torture or corporal punishment
formalRefers to the act of inflicting physical pain or punishment, whether through instruments of torture or through the legal application of criminal penalties (pronounced xíngfa in this context). Often used in legal, historical, or interrogation contexts.
Dí敌
rén人
duì对
tā他
yòng用
xíng刑
，
dàn但
tā他
shǐ始
zhōng终
méi没
yǒu有
zhāo招
gòng供
。
The enemy tortured him, but he never confessed.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
yòng用
xíng刑
shì是
shěn审
xùn讯
fàn犯
rén人
de的
cháng常
jiàn见
shǒu手
duàn段
。
In ancient times, torture was a common method of interrogating criminals.
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Fǎ法
lǜ律
guī规
dìng定
yán严
jìn禁
duì对
fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
yòng用
xíng刑
bī逼
gòng供
。
The law strictly prohibits extracting confessions from criminal suspects by torture.