transitive. To torture or execute (a person) by means of peine forte et dure. Frequently in to press to death. Now historical.
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释义 | society > authority > punishment > torture > [verb (transitive)] > press (to death) (4) pressc1400 transitive. To torture or execute (a person) by means of peine forte et dure. Frequently in to press to death. Now historical. wringa1529 To affect (a person, etc.) with bodily pain, hurt, or damage (sometimes spec. by torsion or pressure); to hurt, harm, or injure. Now dialect or ar… cramp?1554 To compress or squeeze (the body and limbs) with irons in punishment or torture. Contrasted with to rack. Obsolete. impress1651 To subject to peine forte et dure: see press, v.1 Obsolete. |
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