謀ぼう大たい逆ぎゃく

noun

plotting to damage an imperial palace or tomb

Archaic legal term from the ritsuryō codes, classified as one of the eight grave offenses (八虐). Refers specifically to conspiracy against imperial structures.

See also: 八虐

• 謀ぼう大たい逆ぎゃくは律りつ令りょう制せいにおける重じゅう罪ざいの一ひとつで、皇こう居きょや陵りょう墓ぼへの危き害がいを企くわだてることを指さした。

  謀大逆 was one of the serious crimes under the ritsuryō system, referring to plotting harm against the imperial palace or tombs.