noun
Legal term for the killing of one's own ascendant (parent, grandparent, etc.). Often used in the context of the former crime of parricide under the Japanese Penal Code (abolished in 1995).
See also: 尊属殺人
尊属殺の規定は、1995年の刑法改正で削除された。
The provision on parricide was removed in the 1995 revision of the Penal Code.
尊属殺は、かつては普通殺人より重く罰せられていた。
Parricide used to be punished more severely than ordinary murder.
Compound of 尊属 (sonzoku, 'ascendant') and 殺 (satsu, 'killing').