釜かま煎いり

noun

boiling to death; execution by boiling in a cauldron

Historical punishment used during Japan's Warring States period. The term specifically refers to roasting or boiling a person in a large iron pot (釜). Compare with 釜茹で, which is a more general term for boiling in a pot.

See also: 釜茹で (かまゆで)

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だいには釜かま煎いりの刑けいが行おこなわれたと伝つたえられている。

  It is said that the punishment of boiling to death was carried out during the Warring States period.