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違勅 (いちょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

違い勅ちょく

Meanings

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noun

disobeying the emperor's order

Historical term referring to the act of defying an imperial decree. Rare in modern usage; encountered mainly in historical or legal contexts.

違い勅ちょくは重じゅう罪ざいとされた。
Disobeying the emperor's order was considered a serious crime.

Kanji

違difference, differ
勅imperial order

Etymology

Compound of 違 (i, 'to violate') and 勅 (choku, 'imperial decree'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with pre-modern legal contexts.