明正典刑
míng​zhèng​diǎn​xíng

to punish according to law

  • created sense approved 明正典刑 · míng​zhèng​diǎn​xíng · to punish according to law — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明正典刑

    míng​zhèng​diǎn​xíng

    to punish according to law

    To publicly sentence and punish a criminal according to the law; used to describe carrying out a formal execution or legal punishment for a serious crime.

    明 (literal) → 明 · míng · openly 正 (literal) → 正 · zhèng · to correct 典刑 (literal) → 典刑 · diǎn​xíng · to execute

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