当年未受国法处置
“escaped the law back then.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
魏长玉
“Wei Changyu”
当年未受国法处置
“escaped the law back then.”
“And now she has come to court to mislead the public”
“You only escaped justice through luck or deceit; you are still a criminal.”
Invoking 'guofa' in a court setting grants moral and imperial legitimacy to one's denunciation of a political opponent.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
punished by the laws of the state
A formal, dignified legal collocation used in historical or judicial contexts.
did not receive / was not subjected to
A classical, formal literary negation equivalent to spoken 没有受到.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and get a chance to plea for leniency.”
“Step forward now, and I'll be lenient.”
“I haven't held you accountable yet,”
“He didn't report to the authorities or investigate.”