noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
punishing criminals; executing justice
Formal, literary term for punishing or subjugating wrongdoers, often with a sense of righteous authority. Rare in everyday speech; found in historical or legal contexts.
古い文献には、悪人を誅伐する記述が見られる。
In old documents, there are descriptions of punishing evildoers.
その武
It is said that the warlord executed justice on the rebels.