电刑 (diàn xíng) — electric torture (using electric shocks to inflict pain); electrocution (execution by the electric chair)
Definition
电刑 covers two distinct uses: inflicting pain (torture/interrogation) versus execution by electric chair. The context — 逼供 vs 废除死刑 — tells you which sense is meant.
noun
electric torture (using electric shocks to inflict pain)electrocution (execution by the electric chair)
Examples
- 电刑。Lì shǐ shàng yǒu xiē guó jiā céng yòng diàn xíng lái bī gòng.Some countries historically used electric torture to extract confessions.
- ，电刑。Fèi chú sǐ xíng hòu, diàn xíng yě bèi jìn zhǐ le.After the abolition of the death penalty, electrocution was also prohibited.
- 电刑。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō xiáng xì miáo xiě le diàn xíng de cán kù.This novel describes in detail the cruelty of electric torture/execution.
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