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처형
處刑
[ cheohyeong ]
「명사」 Noun
• execution
An act of putting to death as punishment.
law & justice
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
處 (처)
–
to dwell, to reside, to deal with, place, location
刑 (형)
–
punishment, penalty, sentence, to punish
Derived words
처형되다
–
be executed
Other meanings of the word 처형
1
sister-in-law
(Noun)
Neighboring words in the dictionary
처방
처서
처음
처자
처절하다
처제
처지
처참하다
처형
처형되다
척
척수
척추
천
천고
천국
천기
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