綁赴市曹

绑赴市曹
bǎngfùshìcáo
to bind up and take to the market (idiom); to take a prisoner to the town center for execution

CEDICT

  1. (archaic) to carry out a public execution in a city center (as a warning to others)
  2. to carry out a public execution in a city center (as a warning to others)

Wiktionary

古代處決死囚，為收警示的作用，多半將犯人帶到街市熱鬧處，當眾處死。

重編國語辭典

將犯人帶到街市熱鬧處，當眾處死（為其他人作到警示/警告的作用）

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 綁 bǎng
  1. to tie
  2. bind or fasten together
  3. to kidnap
2 赴 fù
  1. to go
  2. to visit (e.g. another country)
  3. to attend (a banquet etc)
3 市曹 shìcáo
  1. market
  2. official in charge of small merchants