Complex sentence: ZDIC definition of "族" These relations, under Confucian principles, were bonded by filial piety, which meant that because members of a family remained strictly loyal to one another, they were responsible for crimes committed by any member due to guilt by association.
Split into simpler sentences: ZDIC definition of "族" These relations, under Confucian principles, were bonded by filial piety. Because members of a family remained strictly loyal to one another, they were considered responsible for crimes committed by any member due to guilt by association.