詰つめ腹ばら

noun

forced seppuku; being made to commit ritual suicide

Historical term for being ordered or pressured to commit seppuku, often as a form of punishment or taking responsibility.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、不ふ祥しょう事じを起おこした家か臣しんは詰つめ腹ばらを切きらされることがあった。

  In the Edo period, retainers who caused scandals were sometimes forced to commit seppuku.

noun

being forced to resign; taking responsibility by stepping down

Modern figurative use derived from the historical sense; refers to being pressured to resign from a position, often in politics or business, as a way of taking responsibility. Commonly used in the phrase 詰め腹を切らされる.

See also: 詰め腹を切らされる

• 大だい臣じんは汚お職しょく事じ件けんの責せき任にんを取とって詰つめ腹ばらを切きらされた。

  The minister was forced to resign to take responsibility for the corruption scandal.

• 社しゃ長ちょうは業ぎょう績せき悪あっ化かの詰つめ腹ばらを切きらされる形かたちで辞じ任にんした。

  The president resigned, effectively being forced to take the fall for the poor business performance.