Pursuit - Pursuit

…The book did not distinguish between robbery and theft, calling both "theft" and classifying them into several types according to the manner of the act. Robbery was equivalent to "oihagi," "oiotoshi," and "oshikomi," and although the punishment varied between beheading and death, all of them were punishable by death. Theft was also divided into several types according to the manner of the act, and the order of punishment from heaviest to heaviest was "stealing by stealth," "opening the door," "stealing at hand," "petty theft," and "bathhouse theft." The punishment also depended on the amount of the item stolen. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ouba" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…同書は強盗，窃盗を区別せず，共に〈盗〉と称し，行為の態様によっていくつかの類型を設けていた。強盗に相当するものとしては〈追剝（おいはぎ）〉〈追落（おいおとし）〉〈押込〉などがあり，刑は，獄門，死罪等の差はあるものの，いずれも死刑であった。窃盗にあたるものも行為の態様により数種に分けられ，刑の重いものから列挙すれば，〈忍入りの盗〉〈戸明きの盗〉〈手元の盗〉〈軽き盗〉〈湯屋の盗〉の順となり，刑はまた，盗んだものの金額によっても左右された。…

※「追剝」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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