Punishment Day - Punishment Peeping

…There was no system of appeal, and the only way to correct a wrongful conviction was through amnesty (oshiya). Days on which sentences were not handed down or sentences were not carried out were called oshioki-nozokibi, and were determined taking into consideration auspicious or inauspicious events such as the five seasonal festivals and the death anniversary of the former shogun, but they amounted to about half of the year. Sentences could also be given to the dead if the written document had been completed. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Oshioki Jobi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…上訴の制度はなく，誤判を修正するのは恩赦(御赦（おしや）)しかない(赦)。判決の申渡し，ないし刑の執行を行わない日を御仕置除日（おしおきのぞきび）といい，五節句や前将軍の命日など吉凶事を考慮して定められたが，1年の約半分に相当した。判決は口書が完成していれば死者に対してもなされた。…

※「御仕置除日」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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