伏法

fúfǎ

verb #26,429

Meanings

1 to be executed
2 to submit to the law
3 to face punishment by death

Characters

to submit; to bow down; to lie prostrate

Examples

HSK 7-9

罪犯被判处死刑，最终伏法。

Zuìfàn bèi pànchǔ sǐxíng, zuìzhōng fúfǎ.

The criminal was sentenced to death and was ultimately executed.

HSK 7-9

正义终将得到伸张，坏人终将伏法。

Zhèngyì zhōngjiāng dédào shēnzhāng, huàirén zhōngjiāng fúfǎ.

Justice will eventually prevail and evildoers will eventually face the law.

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伏法 is a formal or literary term typically used in legal, journalistic, and historical contexts to mean being executed or suffering capital punishment. It implies submission to the law's judgment.

Stroke Order

伏 fú

法 fǎ