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拷问

kǎo wèn · kao wen

Traditional 拷問

Meaning

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警(jǐng)察(chá)不(bú)会(huì)用(yòng)拷(kǎo)问(wèn)的(de)方(fāng)式(shì)获(huò)取(qǔ)口(kǒu)供(gòng)。

The police will not use torture to obtain a confession.

历(lì)史(shǐ)上(shàng)，拷(kǎo)问(wèn)常(cháng)被(bèi)用(yòng)来(lái)逼(bī)取(qǔ)供(gòng)词(cí)。

Historically, torture was often used to force confessions.

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