khổ nhục hình
Definition
- Noun:
- Afflictive and infamous punishment: A legal term for a type of punishment in historical or certain legal systems that is designed to inflict both physical suffering ("afflictive") and public disgrace or dishonor ("infamous").
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong luật pháp cổ, tội phản quốc có thể bị trừng phạt bằng khổ nhục hình. (In ancient law, treason could be punished with afflictive and infamous punishment.)
- Khổ nhục hình không còn được áp dụng trong các hệ thống tư pháp hiện đại. (Afflictive and infamous punishment is no longer applied in modern judicial systems.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in historical, academic, or comparative legal discussions to describe a category of punishments from past legal codes, such as certain forms of corporal or public punishment.
Variants and Related Words
- Hình phạt (n): punishment, penalty.
- Trừng phạt (v/n): to punish / punishment.
Synonyms
- Corporal and degrading punishment
- Afflictive penalty
Related Concepts
- Tử hình (n): capital punishment, death penalty.
- Tù giam (n): imprisonment.