noun
execution by decapitation and public display of the body
Historical term for a form of punishment in ancient China. Rarely used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.
古代中国では、棄市という刑罰が行われていた。
In ancient China, a punishment called 棄市 was carried out.
From Chinese 棄市／弃市 (qìshì), literally 'abandon in the marketplace', referring to the public display of the executed body.