名めい誉よ刑けい

noun

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.

• 中ちゅう世せいヨーロッパでは、名めい誉よ刑けいとして騎き士しの称しょう号ごうを剥はく奪だつすることがあった。

  In medieval Europe, stripping a knight of his title was sometimes used as a punishment of honour.

• 名めい誉よ刑けいには、公こう民みん権けんの停てい止しや公こう職しょく追つい放ほうなどが含ふくまれる。

  Punishments involving loss of honour include suspension of civil rights and expulsion from public office.