1. Nine familial exterminationsThe nine familial exterminations or nine kinship exterminations was the most serious punishment for a capital offense in Ancient China. Typically associated with offenses such as treason, the punishment involved the execution of all relatives of an individual, which were categorized into nine groups. The occurrence of this punishment was somewhat rare, with relatively few sentences recorded throughout history.
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