《明史·列传·卷一百三十二》
魏忠贤竟然暗设陷阱，随意拷打，草菅人命，是大罪之十六。
忠贤乃幽置槛阱，恣意搒掠，视士命如草菅，大罪十六。
Wei Zhongxian blatantly set traps, tortured people at will, and treated lives like grass, which is the sixteenth serious crime.
<s>[INST] 请将下面的文言文翻译成英语: 忠贤乃幽置槛阱，恣意搒掠，视士命如草菅，大罪十六。 [/INST] Wei Zhongxian blatantly set traps, tortured people at will, and treated lives like grass, which is the sixteenth serious crime.</s>
请将下面的文言文翻译成英语: 忠贤乃幽置槛阱，恣意搒掠，视士命如草菅，大罪十六。
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Wei Zhongxian blatantly set traps, tortured people at will, and treated lives like grass, which is the sixteenth serious crime.
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