noun
tearing apart by tying limbs to carts moving in opposite directions
A form of medieval execution or punishment; historical term, not used in modern contexts.
車裂きは中世の刑罰の一つで、罪人の手足を二台の牛車に縛り付けて引き裂いた。
Kurumazaki was a medieval punishment in which the criminal's limbs were tied to two oxcarts and torn apart.