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- five punishments (of the ritsuryō system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)historical termsee also 五刑
- five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death)historical termsee also 五刑
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Generated: This refers to the specific penalties outlined in the ritsuryō legal system used in historical Japan, which were a structured set of laws governing societal conduct and discipline.
Generated: This meaning describes the brutal methods of punishment that were historically implemented in ancient China as part of their judicial system, aimed at deterring crime and instilling fear in the populace.