Response - Ousou

…There are two types of death penalty that the prefectural governor issues. One is called non-response, in which the crime is clear and there is no room for leniency, so there is no need to send it to the central government to report to the emperor, but rather it is reported to the local prison and, if the prisoner agrees, the death penalty can be carried out in the prefectural governor. The other is called response, in which there is doubt about the crime and there is room for leniency, so it must be reported to the central government and reported to the emperor for a decision. The central government is responsible for trials at the Dali Temple, the Shinkeiin, and the Keibu, and these are called the Sanbōshi. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…知州が判決を下す死刑には2種類ある。一つは不応奏といい，罪状明白で酌量の余地なく，中央政府に送って天子に奏聞する必要なく，ただ路の提点刑獄に報告し，その同意を得れば州にて死刑を実施できるもの，他を応奏といい，罪状に疑義があり，情状に酌量の余地あって，中央政府に報告し，天子に奏聞して決裁を仰ぐべきものをいう。中央政府で裁判を扱うのは大理寺，審刑院，刑部で，これを三法司という。…

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