guilt by association | (n) the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty |
拡大連座制 | [かくだいれんざせい, kakudairenzasei] (n) (See 連座制) expanded system of guilt by association in Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime [Add to Longdo] |
連座制 | [れんざせい, renzasei] (n) system of guilt by association (especially that of Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime) [Add to Longdo] |