Abandoned City - Kishi

Japanese: 棄市 - きし
Abandoned City - Kishi
〘Noun〙 A type of punishment in the Qin and Han dynasties of China. The punishment was public beheading and the body was displayed in the city. →Yozan①. ※Kanazoshi, Tang Yin Hiko Monogatari (1624-44), 5 "The wealthy man should be punished for his sins in the abandoned city " [Records of the Grand Historian - Chronicles of Qin Shi Huang]

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Japanese:
〘名〙 中国、秦・漢時代の刑罰の一種。公衆の面前で斬罪に処し、その死体を市中にさらすこと。→腰斬(ようざん)①。※仮名草子・棠陰比事物語(1624‐44)五「かの豪民は、棄市(キシ)のとがにをこなはれ」 〔史記‐秦始皇本紀〕

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