《明史·志·卷六十九》
根据法律，官吏故意审讯常人致死的抵命，使用非法刑具的除名。偶尔有不遵用造条的，就说是公事需要。
律故勘平人者抵命，刑具非法者除名，偶不出此，便谓之公。
"According to the law, officials who intentionally torture people to death should be punished with death, and those who use unlawful means of torture should be dismissed. Occasionally, there are officials who act in violation of laws but claim the higher cause of doing official business."