ostracism; shunning; collective boycott
Refers to a traditional practice in Japanese villages or communities where a person or family is collectively cut off from social interaction as a form of punishment or pressure. Often associated with 村八分.
In old villages, ostracism was carried out as a sanction.
Ostracism means complete exclusion from the local community.
村八分 is the more common term for the same traditional practice of village ostracism. 共同絶交 is a less frequent, more formal or explanatory synonym.
Compound of 共同 (joint, collective) and 絶交 (breaking off relations, severing ties). The term describes a collective severance of social relations.