存留養(yǎng)親

古代刑事制度。該制度規(guī)定，對判處死、流、徒刑且父母或祖父母年老，又無成年子孫、期親照料的人，準許其奉養(yǎng)尊親屬，直至其尊親屬終老后再執(zhí)行刑罰或改判。存留養(yǎng)親制度肇始于北魏，完善于唐朝，延續(xù)至明清，歷時千余年之久。存留養(yǎng)親制度體現(xiàn)了古代法律制度兼顧法理與人情的特點。

The system of permitting a criminal to support lineal elders is an ancient criminalregulation， under which a criminal sentenced to death， exile， or imprisonment was giventhe chance of temporarily delayed penalty execution for having dependent elderly parentsor grandparents that would otherwise be left destitute， so that he could take care of thembefore their death. It first emerged in the Northern Wei Dynasty， was improved in the TangDynasty and was handed down to the Ming and Oing dynasties. This system that lasted forover one thousand years embodies the emphasis of the ancient legal system on balancinglaw and compassion.

引例 Citation：

諸犯死罪，若祖父母、父母年七十已上，無成人子孫，旁無期親者，具狀上請。（剩余700字）