绳 之 以 法

shéng zhī yǐ fǎdictionary entry

to punish according to the law / to bring to justice

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Original source entry:

繩之以法绳之以法 [sheng2 zhi1 yi3 fa3] /to punish according to the law/to bring to justice/

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Other forms in these source records: 繩之以法

绳
shéng
rope / CL:根[gēn]
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it
以
yǐ
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)
Yǐ
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yǐ sè liè]
法
fǎ
law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家[Fǎ jiā]) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fǎ lā])
Fǎ
France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国[Fǎ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Fà]

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