深文周納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
? 但這也許是 “刀筆吏”式的～。(魯迅《華蓋集續(xù)編》67) However,this may be the unduly intricate mental process of a“pettifogger”. 深文周納shēn wén zhōu nà深文：援引法律條文非?？量?；周：周密；納：使別人陷入。形容援引法律條文非?？量?，陷人于罪；也指給人強(qiáng)加罪名。frame up and punish severely, apply the law with the utmost severity and make sb. appear guilt |