严刑

Traditional form:

嚴刑

Pinyin (reading):

yánxíng

Definitions:

• strict law
• cruel punishment
• to carry out cruel law rigorously

Characters:

• 严 - strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
• 刑 - punishment, penalty; law

Traditional characters:

• 嚴 - strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
• 刑 - punishment, penalty; law