จ โ ท ษ ด ้ ว ย ท ่ อ น จ ั น ท น ์ ; ▁R T GS : ▁kan ▁sam ret ▁th ot ▁du ai ▁th on ▁ch an ; ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁executing ▁royal ty ▁by ▁using ▁a ▁sand al wood ▁c ud gel ) ▁was ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁executing ▁Th ai ▁royal ty ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁one ▁sand al wood ▁c ud gel ▁or ▁more ▁upon ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁neck ▁or ▁st om ach . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁ceremony ▁most ▁frequently ▁performed ▁in ▁Th ai ▁history ▁from ▁the ▁Ay ut th aya ▁period ▁to ▁the ▁initial ▁period ▁of ▁R attan ak os in . ▁This ▁kind ▁of ▁execution ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁performed ▁since ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁Mong k ut , ▁and ▁has ▁officially ▁been ▁abol ished ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁C riminal ▁Code ▁of ▁Th ailand ▁prom ul g ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁by ▁King ▁Ch ul al ong k orn . ▁ ▁Prof ▁N id hi ▁E ose ew ong , ▁a ▁ren owned ▁Th ai ▁academ ician , ▁gave ▁an ▁opinion ▁that : ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁translate ▁this ▁magnific ently ▁elegant ▁ceremony ▁of ▁executing ▁royal ty ▁into ▁any ▁foreign ▁language . ▁In ▁English ▁there ▁exists ▁a ▁term ▁derived ▁from ▁Latin , ▁' reg ic ide ', ▁the ▁literal ▁meaning ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁killing ▁a ▁monarch . ▁The ▁foreign er ▁uses ▁this ▁word ▁in ▁such ▁direct ▁meaning , ▁namely , ▁kn if ing ▁a