正法 (zhèng fǎ) — to execute (a criminal)

Definition

Examples

• 法院决定将那个罪犯正法。
  Fǎ yuàn jué dìng jiāng nà ge zuì fàn zhèng fǎ.
  The court decided to execute that criminal.
• 他在战争中犯下重罪，最终被正法。
  Tā zài zhàn zhēng zhōng fàn xià zhòng zuì, zuì zhōng bèi zhèng fǎ.
  He committed serious crimes during the war and was finally executed.
• 那个犯人昨天被正了法。
  Nà ge fàn rén zuó tiān bèi zhèng le fǎ.
  That prisoner was executed yesterday.