刑讯 (xíng xùn) — to interrogate under torture; torture-based interrogation
Definition
A formal/written term meaning to interrogate someone while physically torturing them to extract a confession. Used mainly in legal, journalistic, and human-rights contexts — not everyday speech.
verb
to interrogate under torturetorture-based interrogation
Examples
- 刑讯。Fǎ lǜ yán jìn duì fàn zuì xián yí rén jìn xíng xíng xùn.The law strictly prohibits interrogating criminal suspects under torture.
- 刑讯。Lì shǐ shàng céng yǒu hěn duō xíng xùn bī gòng de àn lì.There have been many cases in history where confessions were extracted through torture.
- 刑讯。Bèi gào lǜ shī zhǐ kòng jǐng fāng shǐ yòng le xíng xùn shǒu duàn.The defendant's lawyer accused the police of using torture methods during interrogation.
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