绑赴市曹

綁赴市曹
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

古代处决死囚，为收警示的作用，多半将犯人带到街市热闹处，当众处死。

重編國語辭典

将犯人带到街市热闹处，当众处死（为其他人作到警示/警告的作用）

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 绑 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