As always there is a german word for this: „Sippenhaft“, collective punishment.
She was used as leverage against the extended family of a guilty person, making relatives liable with their freedom, property, or lives. ‘Sippenhaft’ usually meant imprisonment in a concentration camp. (Taken from Wikipedia)
As always there is a german word for this: „Sippenhaft“, collective punishment.
She was used as leverage against the extended family of a guilty person, making relatives liable with their freedom, property, or lives. ‘Sippenhaft’ usually meant imprisonment in a concentration camp. (Taken from Wikipedia)
Widely used by the Nazis - who could have known.