行刑 (háng) — to carry out a death sentence; to execute (a criminal); (in historical contexts) to inflict torture (on prisoners)
Definition
Refers to carrying out a legally imposed physical punishment — chiefly execution of a death sentence, or historically, torture of a prisoner. Formal/written term; contrasts with everyday 杀 (kill).
verb
to carry out a death sentenceto execute (a criminal)(in historical contexts) to inflict torture (on prisoners)
Examples
- 行刑。Fǎ yuàn míng tiān yào duì nà míng zuì fàn háng.The court will execute that criminal tomorrow.
- ，。Fǎ guān yǐ jīng qiān le lìng, míng zǎo xíng yí cì xíng.The judge has signed the order, and the execution will be carried out once tomorrow morning.
- 。Tā men duì nà ge qiú fàn xíng le sān gè xiǎo shí de xíng.They tortured that prisoner for three hours.
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