peine forte et dure

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歴史的 不可算名詞

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

日本語の意味

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

英語の意味

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

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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意味（1）

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

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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