What punishes did they give to the crimes?If the laws were broken there would be severe punishments. The seriousness of each crime determined the punishments that were given to the person who committed the crime.
Being beaten by a bamboo stick was considered a mild punishment. Armed robbery was punished by death. The prisoner is considered guilty until proven innocent. Any girl who insulted her parents was strangled; if she wounded them she was tortured and cut up into pieces. Any person found guilty of murder and some other very grave crimes could expect decapitation. Hot iron torture was also given as a punishment. Several crimes were punished by banishment (being sent from the country), which was often for life. There was no jail or prison, only punishments and banishment's. |
Decapitation The most shameful of all punishments in Ancient China was decapitation(beheading). In China, the head was considered to be the noblest part of the body, so it was shameful to have it cut off.
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GraveDeadly crimes.
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Hot Iron TortureCriminals had their cheeks branded by red-hot irons. This left scars on the face so that other people would always know that the person had been convicted of an offence.
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