嚴ㄧㄢˊyán刑ㄒㄧㄥˊxíng

嚴酷的刑罰。《商君書·開塞》：「去姦之本，莫深於嚴刑。」《初刻拍案驚奇·卷二七》：「顧阿秀等相顧不出一語。御史喝令嚴刑拷訊。」似酷刑

英strict law, cruel punishment, to carry out cruel law rigorously

法torture, supplice