三族
  There are several explanations in history:
  1, refers to the Father, the Son, Sun. "Zhou. Spring Officer. Small Zongbo": "palm of the other three communities in order to distinguish closeness." Xuan Note: The "prize, that the Father, Son, Sun." "Ritual. Who Maghrib": "but is three communities at risk, so are you a good day. "See a Summary of" Zhou justice. "
  2, refers to the parent family, mother family, his wife family. "Zhuangzi. Xu no ghosts": "Cardiff and the monarch with the food, Ze and prize, and the status of the parents peace!" Xuanying Shu: "prize, that the parents family, wife family is also." "The Rites. Paul Fu ":" prize supplemented. "Lu Debate Note: The" prize, the parent family, mother family, wife family. "" Han. Gotti next century ":" Chao'm there with death, sin prize. "Yan Division Ancient note cited as Chun said: "Father of family, clan mother, wife, family is also."
  First appeared in the history of the Shang Dynasty, and then appeared in five races, seven family, clan, Yongle era there had been the culmination of ten tribes. Common in criminal law in ancient China as a very harsh penalty, called: "punish the prize", that family implicated.
  Major steps in the Qin Dynasty punish prize are:
  1. Tattooed on the forehead;
  2. Gouged out of the nose;
  3. Cut off the fingers toes;
  4. Beling killed;
  5. The corpse's head cut off;
  6. Chop meat.
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