English Explanatory Dictionary

peine forte et dure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Crushing, an old form of punishment (torture) in which the prisoner's body was pressed with heavy weights.

Word forms

peine forte et dure

Etymology

Law French, from Middle French peine forte et dure (“severe and hard punishment”).

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