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絞罪 (kouzai) Japanese meaning: execution by hanging | Kotomora

絞こう罪ざい

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Meanings

1

execution by hanging; hanging

A formal or legal term for the death penalty carried out by hanging. Not used for everyday hanging of objects or suicide by hanging.

絞こう罪ざいは、かつて多おおくの国くにで行おこなわれていた刑けい罰ばつだ。

Kanji

絞strangle, constrict, wring
罪guilt, sin, crime

Related words

絞こう首しゅ刑けい
絞首刑 is the more common modern term for execution by hanging. 絞罪 is an older, more formal or historical term.
死し刑けい
死刑 is the general term for the death penalty, not specifying the method. 絞罪 specifically refers to hanging.

Etymology

Compound of 絞 (strangling, constricting) and 罪 (crime, punishment). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of execution by hanging.

Execution by hanging was a punishment once carried out in many countries.

絞こう罪ざいの判はん決けつが下くだされた。

A sentence of death by hanging was handed down.