Punishment Handcuffs - Punishment Handcuffs

...An iron gourd-shaped bracelet that restrains the wrists and restricts the freedom of both arms. During the Edo period, it was used as a light punishment or pretrial detention method for commoners. Under the Shogunate law, handcuffs as a punishment were classified into three grades: 100 days, 50 days, and 30 days. For 100 days, the punishment was every other day, and for 50 days or less, the person was required to appear at the magistrate's office to have the seal (a piece of paper pasted on the narrow central part and stamped) changed. It could be substituted for a fine, and sometimes it was imposed in addition to a fine (double punishment).

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Gotogi Tesari" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…手首を拘束して両腕の自由を奪う鉄製瓢簞（ひようたん）形の腕輪で，江戸時代に庶民に対する軽い刑罰や未決勾留の方法として使用された。幕府法上，刑罰としての手鎖(御咎（おとがめ）手鎖，過怠（かたい）手鎖)には100日，50日，30日の3等級があり，100日の場合は隔日，50日以下の場合は5日目ごとに奉行所に出頭させて封印(中央のくびれた部分に紙をはって押印してある)を改める。過料と相互に代替することが可能で，また過料に併科(二重御仕置)する場合もあった。…

※「御咎手鎖」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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