Forgiveness - Osha

...The announcement of the sentence is called settlement, and in principle the sentence is carried out immediately. There is no system of appeal, and the only way to correct a wrongful conviction is through amnesty (oshiya). Days on which the sentence is not announced or the sentence is not carried out are called oshioki nozokibi, and were determined taking into consideration auspicious or inauspicious events such as the five seasonal festivals or the death anniversary of the former shogun, but they corresponded to about half of the year. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…判決の申渡しを落着といい，ただちに刑の執行に移るのが原則である。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。…

※「御赦」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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