诏狱

Traditional form:

詔獄

Pinyin (reading):

zhàoyù

Definitions:

• imperial prison (for prisoners detained by order of the emperor)

Characters:

• 诏 - to proclaim, to decree; imperial decree
• 狱 - prison, jail; case; lawsuit

Traditional characters:

• 詔 - to proclaim, to decree; imperial decree
• 獄 - prison, jail; case; lawsuit