In the Qing, death-penalty cases from every province had to go to the Ministry of Justice for review.
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Its nickname from the 周礼 was 秋官, the Office of Autumn, the season of executions. With the 大理寺 (Court of Judicial Review) and the 都察院 (Censorate) it formed the 三法司, which judged the gravest cases together. In 1906 it was renamed 法部.
