(bound form) punishment; penalty; criminal sentence; corporal punishment or torture

a formal document, certificate, or written statement

(historical) One of the six ministries of imperial China, responsible for legal affairs, justice, and the prison system; renamed 法部 fǎ​bù in 1906.

high-ranking government minister in ancient China; from the Ming and Qing dynasties, the head of one of the six central ministries

(bound form) punishment; penalty; criminal sentence; corporal punishment or torture

to write; to record or write down