严刑heavy sentence

• 治乱国用重典

  use heavy sentences to quell a disorderly nation

重要的典籍important book

较重的处罚severe punishment

• 为打击制贩假币犯罪，中国制定了重典。

  In order to clamp down on the crime of the manufacture and sale of fake currency, China has formulated severe punishments.

• 治国治党，务必从严治腐需用重典。

  In governing the country and the Party it is imperative to strictly crack down on corruption and employ severe punishments.