| Furthermore, when a daughter committed adultery, it constituted a violation of parental authority, and her father was allowed to murder her (yet, megataki uchi by a commoner was severely punished as he was deemed one who does not know his place, although megataki uchi by samurai was tolerated). |
また、娘が姦通した場合には親権の侵害として父親が娘を殺害することも許された（なお、同法令では従来黙認されていた武士以外の庶民の妻敵討は分 (倫理)を弁えないものとして厳罰に処せられた）。 |