Lingchi

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA form of execution used in China from roughly 900 to 1905 C.E., the "death by a thousand cuts", in which the condemned was killed by methodical removal of body parts with a knife.

Synonyms

death by a thousand cuts zanzhi kia quen guillotine guillotinement chinlock needle struggle session chop electric chair slash guillotinism

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