絞

death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)

罪

つみ

crime, sin, wrongdoing, indiscretion

絞殺

こうさつ

strangulation, strangling

絞首

こうしゅ

hanging, strangling to death

絞刑

こうけい

death by hanging

絞る

しぼる

to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk

絞扼

こうやく

constriction

絞死

こうし

death by strangulation; ligature strangulation

絞り

しぼり

tye-dye, tye-dyeing

絞縄

こうじょう

hangman's noose; halter; rope to hang a criminal

前罪

ぜんざい

previous conviction

罪障

ざいしょう

sins (which prevent entry into bliss)

罪証

ざいしょう

evidence (of a crime)

余罪

よざい

other crimes, further offenses, further offences

贖罪

しょくざい ぞくざい とくざい

atonement

徒罪

ずざい とざい

imprisonment (for one to three years)

罪状

ざいじょう

charges, nature of offence, nature of offense

同罪

どうざい

same offense, same offence

堕罪

だざい

sinking into sin