劫囚
Chinese
plunder | prisoner | ||
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simp. and trad. (劫囚) | 劫 | 囚 |
Pronunciation
Verb
劫囚
- to break a prisoner out of jail; to take a prisoner away from legal custody
- 公堂之上若有任何人敢劫囚,當場格殺勿論。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: Justice Bao
- Gōngtáng zhīshàng ruò yǒu rènhé rén gǎn jiéqiú, dāngchǎng gé shā wù lùn. [Pinyin]
- In this court of law, should there be any person whosoever daring to take a prisoner away, [that person shall be] put to death on the spot, without considering [who he is].
公堂之上若有任何人敢劫囚,当场格杀勿论。 [MSC, simp.]