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courts

On-Yomi: テイ

Koohii stories:

1) [smithsonian] 9-11-2006(163): A porter has run away from his master. His punishment is to be stretched out on the rack. So say the courts in this barbaric time.

2) [ruisu] 22-12-2007(83): The gentleman stretched the truth a bit in court.

3) [Angrybeez] 27-5-2008(50): Stretching the truth in court caused a drop of sweat on the gentleman's brow.

4) [gopineapples] 29-5-2009(22): In court they STRETCHED the PORTER on the rack until he confessed. Torture!!!

5) [hornlo] 28-5-2011(9): [ courts = stretch(porter) ] - the courts, porters of justice, sometimes stretch the letter of the law for their own ends.

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