伏法

fúfǎ
verb #26,429

Meanings

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

Examples

Zuìfàn bèi pànchǔ sǐxíng, zuìzhōng fúfǎ.
The criminal was sentenced to death and was ultimately executed.
Zhèngyì zhōng jiāng dédào shēnzhāng, huàirén zhōng jiāng 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.

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