capital punishment; decapitation
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capital punishment; execution by decapitation
archaicAn ancient Chinese legal term specifically referring to execution, often by beheading. This term is archaic and found primarily in historical or classical texts. It does not refer to modern legal forms of capital punishment.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
móu谋
nì逆
dà大
zuì罪
cháng常
chǔ处
yǐ以
dà大
pì辟
。
In ancient times, the crime of treason was often punished with execution.
Gēn根
jù据
《
Shàng尚
shū书
》
jì记
zǎi载
，
wǔ五
xíng刑
zhī之
zhōng中
，
dà大
pì辟
wéi为
qí其
yī一
。
According to the "Book of Documents", among the five punishments, capital punishment was one of them.
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Zhè这
ge个
fàn犯
rén人
bèi被
pàn判
dà大
pì辟
，
jiāng将
yú于
qiū秋
hòu后
chǔ处
jué决
。
The convict was sentenced to death and was to be executed after autumn.