Abstract“Support Lineal Elders” system, it is called “Support” for short, it means that no one could take care of the offenders’ parents or grandparents except the perpetrators themselves, who are given death penalty 、 banishment or imprisonment, they would not be execute previously punishment for the moment conditionally
Therefore, if it is not a capital crime which should be avoidable can not be pardoned
If the offenders are sentenced by banishment, they could free form the punishment
It could execute suspended sentence before set term of imprisonment, and restart the implementation of punishment after their parents or grandparents die
The origin of “Support Lineal Elders” system is from Taihe year twelve Northern Wei Emperor Xiaowen, and revoke in late Qing dynasty, it lasted for 14