一切經音義 23.484

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聽訟斷獄（聽他寗反斷都亂反孔安國注書曰聽謂察是非也周禮曰獄訟者聽而斷之鄭玄注公羊爭罪曰獄爭財曰訟玉篇曰斷謂裁制分決也）。

Hearing litigations and judging criminal cases 聽訟斷獄 (聽, fanqie: 他寗 [tìng]; 斷, fanqie: 都亂 [duàn]; Kong Anguo's commentary on the Shangshu says: "聽 means examining right and wrong"; the Rites of Zhou says: "As for criminal cases and litigations, listen to them and decide them"; Zheng Xuan's commentary on the Gongyang says: "Disputes over crime are called 獄; disputes over property are called 訟"; the Yupian says: "斷 means deciding and settling").