shàng​xíng

severe punishment

  • created sense approved 上刑 · shàng​xíng · severe punishment

    上刑

    shàng​xíng

    severe punishment

    the most severe or capital form of punishment in a legal system

    这类重罪在古代法律中被列为上刑。

    noun

    created sense

  • created sense approved 上刑 · shàng​xíng · torture

    上刑

    shàng​xíng

    torture

    to inflict physical torture or corporal punishment on someone

    审讯官威胁要对他上刑以套取情报。

    verb

    created sense