noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
extermination of a whole family; putting an entire family to death
Historical term for a punishment in which an entire family or clan was executed, typically in pre-modern East Asian contexts. Rare in modern usage outside historical or literary references.
古代中国では、重罪に対して族滅が科されることがあった。
In ancient China, extermination of the whole family was sometimes imposed for serious crimes.
その武将は反逆の罪で族滅された。
The warlord and his entire family were put to death for treason.