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Kotomora

断だん獄ごく

だ
ん
ご
く

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

trial of a crime; conviction

rare term

Rare historical term for judging a criminal case and delivering a verdict. Used in pre-modern legal contexts.

2

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

condemnation to death by beheading

Specifically refers to a sentence of execution by decapitation in historical Japanese legal practice.