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五刑
 
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wǔ xíng
  • imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨, cutting off the nose 劓, amputation of one or both feet 刖, castration 宫, execution 大辟
  • Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞, beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖, forced labor 徒, exile or banishment 流, capital punishment 死

五刑 wǔ xíng

五刑
1 古代五种轻重不等的刑法:(1) 秦以前为墨、劓、剕、宫、大辟。《书经.舜典》:「汝作士,五刑有服。」汉.孔安国.传:「五刑,墨、劓、剕、宫、大辟。」(2) 秦汉时为黥、劓、斩左右趾、枭首、菹其骨肉。《汉书.卷二三.刑法志》:「令曰:『当三族者,皆先黥、劓、斩左右止、笞杀之,枭其首,菹其骨肉于市。其诽谤詈诅者,又先断舌。』故谓之具五刑。」(3) 隋唐以后为死、流、徒、杖、笞。《旧唐书.卷五○.刑法志》:「有笞、杖、徒、流、死为五刑。」(4) 现行刑法分为死刑、无期徒刑、有期徒刑、拘役、罚金五项。

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