承审 (承審) chéngshěn

chéngshěn verb to administer justice
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In historic times, before a formal system of law courts existed (Guoyu '承審員'; Mathews 1931 '承審', p. 51)

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承审公堂

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  • 承审不实 (承審不實) 承審不實之府州縣應請 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 99 — count: 2