刑房 (xíng fáng) — (noun) ancient official in charge of criminal case files; (noun) ancient torture chamber for interrogation; (noun) criminal prosecution or trial department
Definition
In imperial China, 刑房 could mean either a torture room in a yamen or the bureau handling criminal prosecutions and case files. Choose the sense from context: physical space vs. administrative office.
noun
ancient official in charge of criminal case filesancient torture chamber for interrogationcriminal prosecution or trial department
Examples
- 刑房。Gǔ dài de xíng fáng fù zé zhěng lǐ àn jiàn cái liào hé jì lù kǒu gòng.In ancient times, the criminal clerk was responsible for organizing case files and recording confessions.
- 刑房。Yá men de xíng fáng lǐ bǎi mǎn le gè zhǒng kě pà de xíng jù.The torture chamber in the yamen was filled with all kinds of terrifying instruments.
- 刑房，。Zhè ge àn jiàn yǐ jīng yí jiāo xíng fáng chǔ lǐ, jìn rù gōng sù jiē duàn.This case has been transferred to the criminal prosecution department and has entered the public prosecution phase.
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