Senses
典刑 laws and penalties
The established laws and traditional penalties of a state
典刑 traditional model
An established model, example, or standard passed down from former times
典刑 to administer justice
(literary) To be in charge of criminal law or to administer punishments.
典刑 to execute
(archaic) To carry out a death sentence; to be executed.
典刑 institutions
The established systems and institutions of a country or regime