Definition
绞刑架 is a specific execution device used for hanging, distinct from a rack (拉肢刑架). It consists of a scaffold with a noose, historically used for capital punishment by hanging. In modern contexts, it appears in historical accounts and literature as a symbol of judicial execution.
n.
gallows (execution device for hanging)
Examples
- ，绞刑架。Zài gǔdài, fànrén bèi dài dào jiǎ shàng zhíxíng jiǎoxíng.In ancient times, criminals were brought to the gallows to be hanged.
- 绞刑架。Zhè zuò bówùguǎn lǐ chénliè zhe yí zuò gǔlǎo de jiǎ.This museum displays an ancient gallows.
- 绞刑架。Nà ge bàojūn xiàlìng zài guǎngchǎng shàng jiànzào le yí zuò jiǎ.That tyrant ordered the construction of a gallows in the square.
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