five punishments of the ritsuryō system
Historical term referring to the five official punishments under the Japanese ritsuryō legal codes: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, and death.
See also: 五刑
Under the ritsuryō system, the five punishments were defined as light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, and death.
five punishments of ancient China
Historical term for the five severe punishments in ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, and death. Distinct from the Japanese ritsuryō set.
See also: 五刑
The five punishments of ancient China included tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, and death.