三刺之法

西周时期处理疑难案件的法律程序。处理疑难案件应当一问群臣、二问群吏、三问万民，之后再按照大家意见，决定对罪犯加重或减轻刑罚，以免造成冤假错案。“三刺之法”是古代慎刑思想的生动体现。

The term refers to a legal procedure for handling difficult and complex cases in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In handling such cases， the court should interrogate three groups of people， namely ministers ，officials， and commoners. Their opinions were then summarized to decide on the appropriate punishment， so as to avoid miscarriage of justice. The procedure is a vivid embodiment of prudential punishment thought in ancient China.引例 Citation：

◎ 以三刺断庶民狱讼之中：一曰讯群臣，二曰讯群吏，三曰讯万民。（剩余336字）