三刺之法

西周時(shí)期處理疑難案件的法律程序。處理疑難案件應(yīng)當(dāng)一問群臣、二問群吏、三問萬民，之后再按照大家意見，決定對(duì)罪犯加重或減輕刑罰，以免造成冤假錯(cuò)案。“三刺之法”是古代慎刑思想的生動(dòng)體現(xiàn)。

The term refers to a legal procedure for handling difficult and complex cases in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In handling such cases， the court should interrogate three groups of people， namely ministers ，officials， and commoners. Their opinions were then summarized to decide on the appropriate punishment， so as to avoid miscarriage of justice. The procedure is a vivid embodiment of prudential punishment thought in ancient China.引例 Citation：

◎ 以三刺斷庶民獄訟之中：一曰訊群臣，二曰訊群吏，三曰訊萬民。（剩余336字）