切り捨て

きりすて【切り捨て】

1 〔切り殺すこと〕 cutting sb down with a sword and passing on without a second thought; 〔捨てて顧みないこと〕 abandoning [forsaking] and not giving a second thought to…; sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; disregarding.

●今度の法律の改正は弱者の切り捨てだ. This amendment to the law sacrifices the underprivileged.

2 【数】 〔端数の〕 disregarding [dropping, discarding] 《of fractions》.

切り捨て御免

●切り捨て御免という時代もあった. There was a time when samurai could take the lives of common people with impunity.