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The nine familial exterminations or nine kinship exterminations (simplified Chinese: 株连九族; traditional Chinese: 株連九族; pinyin: zhū lián jiǔ zú; literally guilt by association of nine of a group/clan; 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.