梟きょう罪ざい

noun

decapitation and head exposure

An archaic penalty in which the criminal was beheaded and the head publicly displayed, similar to さらし首. Used in historical or legal contexts.

See also: さらし首 (さらしくび)

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、梟きょう罪ざいが重じゅう罪ざいに対たいする刑けい罰ばつとして行おこなわれた。

  In the Edo period, decapitation and exposure of the head was carried out as a punishment for serious crimes.