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反坐

Mandarin · pinyin fǎn zuò

to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)

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反: fǎn · reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
坐: zuò · sit; seat; ride, travel by

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3–4 · fan3 zuo4

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verb

(dated, law) to sentence the accuser to the punishment facing the person he falsely accused
(Changting Hakka) to sit with one's front facing inward and back facing outward

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