To execute someone immediately at the scene of a crime or incident, without further delay or formal process.
在古代，遇到重大紧急情况时，有时为了迅速平息事态，会采取就地正法的措施。
In ancient times, during urgent and serious situations, measures of on-the-spot execution were sometimes adopted to quickly quell disturbances.
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Early Modern
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