Definition
正法 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to execute (a criminal)'. It can be split: 正了法 ('executed'). In classical Chinese, it also means 'proper law/rule', but in modern usage the execution sense is primary. When used, the object is often placed before the verb with 将, or the compound is used in passive with 被.
v.o.
to execute (a criminal)
Examples
- 正法。Fǎyuàn juédìng jiāng nàge zuìfàn zhèng fǎ.The court decided to execute that criminal.
- ，正法。Tā zài zhànzhēng zhōng fàn xià zhòngzuì, zuìzhōng bèi zhèng fǎ.He committed serious crimes during the war and was finally executed.
- 。Nàge fànrén zuótiān bèi zhèng le fǎ.That prisoner was executed yesterday.
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