刑

临刑

lín xíng

facing execution

酷刑

kù xíng

cruelty; torture

酷刑折磨

kù xíng zhé mó

torture and cruel treatment

量刑

liàng xíng

(law) to determine the sentence

电刑

diàn xíng

to torture sb using electricity

体刑

tǐ xíng

corporal punishment

上刑

shàng xíng

severe punishment

五刑

wǔ xíng

imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4]

行刑

xíng xíng

to carry out a (death) sentence

行刑队

xíng xíng duì

firing squad

刑事

xíng shì

criminal; penal

刑事审判庭

xíng shì shěn pàn tíng

criminal court