collective punishment; guilt by association
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(historical) to be collectively punished for another's crime; guilt by association
archaicAn ancient Chinese legal practice, primarily used in feudal dynasties. Now used mainly in historical or legal discussions to describe collective punishment systems.
Qín秦
cháo朝
fǎ法
lǜ律
yán严
kù酷
，
guǎng广
fàn泛
shí实
xíng行
lián连
zuò坐
zhì制
dù度
。
The laws of the Qin dynasty were harsh and widely implemented the system of collective punishment.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
móu谋
fǎn反
zuì罪
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
zhū株
lián连
jiǔ九
zú族
，
zhè这
jiù就
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jí极
duān端
de的
lián连
zuò坐
。
In ancient times, the crime of treason would often implicate nine kinship groups; this was an extreme form of collective punishment.
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Xiàn现
dài代
de的
fǎ法
zhì治
shè社
huì会
zǎo早
yǐ已
fèi废
chú除
le了
lián连
zuò坐
zhè这
zhǒng种
bù不
rén人
dào道
de的
xíng刑
fá罚
。
Modern societies governed by the rule of law have long abolished this inhumane punishment of collective liability.