酷吏

kùlì

酷吏 — kùlì

1. a harsh, cruel official or magistrate; an officer who enforces laws brutally

   他在当地官府有名，是个臭名昭著的酷吏，常以重刑逼供。 tā zài dāngdì guānfǔ yǒumíng shì gè chòumíngzhāozhù de kùlì chángyǐ zhòngxíng bīgòng — He was notorious in the local government, a notorious harsh official who often used severe punishments to extract confessions.