深文周纳shēn wén zhōu nàapply the law with the utmost severity and make sb. appear guilty;convict sb. by deliberately misinterpreting the law;frame up and punish severely; use every means to have an innocent person pronounced
❍ 但这也许是 “刀笔吏”式的～。(鲁迅《华盖集续编》67) However,this may be the unduly intricate mental process of a“pettifogger”. 深文周纳shēn wén zhōu nà深文：援引法律条文非常苛刻；周：周密；纳：使别人陷入。形容援引法律条文非常苛刻，陷人于罪；也指给人强加罪名。frame up and punish severely, apply the law with the utmost severity and make sb. appear guilt |