furca

furca (f[schwa]r-k[schwa]), n. [Latin “fork”] Roman law. An instrument of punishment with two prongs to which the arms are tied. • In England, furca became another name for gallows.

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译员黎川，在一家顶尖澳洲律师事务所的上海办公室担任全职法律翻译，专注翻译各种与澳大利亚业务有关的法律文件。