stripping of honours; loss of civil rights; public humiliation as punishment
Historical or legal term for a punishment that deprives a person of honours, rights, or social standing, often involving public disgrace. Not an everyday word; encountered in discussions of older legal systems or historical contexts.
In medieval Europe, stripping a knight of his title was sometimes used as a punishment of honour.
Punishments involving loss of honour include suspension of civil rights and expulsion from public office.
Refers specifically to the stripping of civil rights, which is one aspect of 名誉刑.
Compound of 名誉 (honour) and 刑 (punishment). The term is a direct conceptual borrowing from Western legal terminology, likely calqued from German 'Ehrenstrafe' or similar European concepts.