大たい辟へき

noun

death penalty; severe punishment

Archaic term for capital punishment or severe criminal penalty, used in historical Chinese and Japanese legal contexts.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくでは、大たい辟へきは五ご刑けいの一ひとつとされた。

  In ancient China, 大辟 was considered one of the Five Punishments.