Nine familial exterminations

• abstract: The nine familial exterminations or nine kinship exterminations (; also known as zú zhū (族誅), literally "family execution" and miè zú (灭族/滅族), literally "family extermination" or "execution of nine relations") was the most serious punishment for a capital offense in Ancient China.The Nine Exterminations (族诛) Definition of "族诛" at the China Encyclopedia Typically associated with offenses such as treason, the punishment involved the execution of all relatives of an individual, which were categorized into nine groups.

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