Definition
刑讯 refers to the practice of interrogating a suspect using physical torture or extreme psychological pressure to force a confession. In modern legal systems, 刑讯 is prohibited as an illegal method of evidence collection, and the term commonly appears in the fixed phrase 刑讯逼供 (torture-induced confession). Use this word in formal, legal, or historical contexts.
v.
to interrogate under torturetorture-based interrogation
Examples
- 刑讯。Fǎlǜ yánjìn duì fànzuì xiányírén jìnxíng xíng xùn.The law strictly prohibits interrogating criminal suspects under torture.
- 刑讯。Lìshǐ shàng céng yǒu hěnduō xíng xùn bīgòng de ànlì.There have been many cases in history where confessions were extracted through torture.
- 刑讯。Bèigào lǜshī zhǐkòng jǐngfāng shǐyòng le xíng xùn shǒuduàn.The defendant's lawyer accused the police of using torture methods during interrogation.
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