noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
trampling; treading on
Rare literary term for trampling or treading on something. In modern Japanese, 踏みつける or 踏む are far more common.
古い文献には、敵陣を践踏するという表現が見られる。
In old documents, you can find the expression '践踏する' meaning to trample the enemy camp.
Kanji compound of 践 (step on, trample) and 踏 (step, tread). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare literary term.