五覆奏

唐代死刑复核程序。执行死刑前须向皇帝奏报五次，请予核准。贞观五年（631年），唐太宗因错杀大理寺丞张蕴古而将核准死刑的部分程序由三覆奏改为五覆奏，并规定对违反死刑复奏程序的官员处以严厉刑罚。五覆奏制度体现了唐初慎刑思想。

This refers to the reassessment procedure regarding death sentences in the Tang Dynasty.Death sentences had to be reported to the emperor five times for approval before execution.In the fifth year of Zhenguan Reign （631）， Emperor Taizong of Tang changed theprocedure from three rounds of reassessment to five after the unjust execution of ZhangYungu， the Secretary of the Judicature and Revision， and stipulated severe punishmentupon officials who violated the procedure. This procedure embodied the thought ofprudential punishment in the early Tang Dynasty.

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自今已后，宜二日中五覆奏，下诸州三覆奏。（剩余201字）