嚴刑逼供

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See also: 严刑逼供

Chinese

cruel punishment; torture to force a confession out of someone
trad. (嚴刑逼供) 嚴刑 逼供
simp. (严刑逼供) 严刑 逼供

Pronunciation


Verb

嚴刑逼供

  1. to extract a confession through torture
    他們嚴刑逼供 [MSC, trad.]
    他们严刑逼供 [MSC, simp.]
    Tāmen duì tā yánxíngbīgōng.
    They tortured a confession out of him.

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