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(law, now historical) Crushing, an old form of punishment (torture) in which the prisoner's body was pressed with heavy weights.

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peine forte et dure

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peine forte et dure

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historical uncountable

Japanese Meaning

重い重りで囚人の体を押しつぶす、歴史的な拷問・刑罰の一形式

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The court records chillingly described the use of peine forte et dure on those who refused to plead.

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裁判記録には、黙秘した者に対して行われた重しで体を圧しつぶす刑罰の使用が冷酷に記されていた。

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It was a solid structure, with massy door, sooner than open which in the absence of the ‘Dominie’, we would all have willingly perished by the peine forte et dure.

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