慎刑

古代法律思想。“慎刑”是指重德輕刑，反對(duì)嚴(yán)刑峻法的法律原則。這一原則起源于西周時(shí)期，在唐代達(dá)到鼎盛，此后長(zhǎng)期占據(jù)主流法律思想地位。經(jīng)儒法兩派深化，“慎刑”思想全面滲入古代法律運(yùn)作，發(fā)展出一系列法律制度?！暗轮餍梯o”“明德慎罰”“三宥三赦”“罪疑惟輕”“五覆奏”等便是典型。

This is an ancient legal thought and a legal principle emphasizing morality over punishment， and opposing severe punishment and stringent laws. It originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty， and was upheld as a mainstream legal thought for a long period of time after reaching its peak in the Tang Dynasty. Thanks to the promotion by Confucianism and the Legalist School， it became fully integrated into ancient legal operations， and gave rise to a series of legal principles. Among them， “morality given priority over penalty， ” “the illustration of virtue and the cautious use of punishments， ” “l(fā)eniency for three kinds of criminal circumstances and pardon for three kinds of criminals， ” “dealing with doubtful crimes lightly”and“five rounds of reassessment of death sentences” are typical representatives.

引例 Citation：

◎ 往者有司多舉奏赦前事，累增罪過，誅陷亡辜，殆非重信慎刑，灑心自新之意

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