摘要
順治律中的死罪律目為135個，各類死罪總數為223個。雍正律中的死罪律目增至158個，各類死罪總數則增至407個。乾隆五年《大清律例》中的死罪律目減少至152個，而各類死罪總數則增至444個。同治九年《大清律例》中的死罪律目增至162個，而各類死罪總數則更增至772個。清代的死罪律目主要適用於命盜案件。清代死罪消長的情形較為複雜，死罪數量的增加也並非必定意味著死刑投放的增加，而我們對清代死刑投放歷史背景的分析應持謹慎態度而不應輕易得出某一結論。
The number of death penalty articles specified by Shun Zhi Lv was 135 and the number of various death penalties totaled 223. The number of death penalty articles specified by Yong Zheng Lv increased to 158 and the number of various death penalties increased to 407 accordingly. By the fifth year of the Reign of Qian Long, the number of death penalty articles specified by the Da-Qing-Lv-Li decreased to 152 while the number of various death penalties rose to the level of 444. During the ninth year of the Reign of Tong Zhi, the number of death penalty articles specified by the Da Qing-Lv-Li peaked at 162 and the number of various death penalties increased to 772 as a result. The death penalty of Qing Code focused primarily on homicide and property cases. The rise and fall in the number of death penalty articles in Qing dynasty were quite complicated and the increase in the number of death penalties did not necessarily mean the increase in the number of death penalty imposed by the authorities. It suggests that any study on the historical background of the death penalty imposed by the authorities should be carried with great caution and hasty conclusions should never be encouraged.
關鍵詞
清律、死罪律目、死罪數量
Qing Code、death penalty articles、number of death penalties