Prison for Negligence - Katairou

Japanese: 過怠牢 - かたいろう

〘Noun〙 A type of punishment in the Edo period. Imprisonment in lieu of the original punishment in order to atone for a crime. In the old days, it was imposed on buyers or witnesses who violated the prohibition on the permanent sale of farmland, but in the Imperial Decree, it was imposed on children and women who committed crimes equivalent to beatings . *Kinryo Ko - Goshu, Volume 4, Volume 36, September 1789 (Kansei 1) "Those who are punished by tattooing will be imprisoned for 100 days in addition to the tattooing."

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Japanese:

〘名〙江戸時代の刑罰の一つ。罪を償うために本刑にかえて入牢させること。古くは、田畑永代売買の禁令を犯した買い主、または証人などに科せられたが、御定書では、幼年者、女が敲(たたき)に当たる罪を犯した時に科せられた。※禁令考‐後集・第四・巻三六・寛政元年（1789）九月「入墨重敲に相当り候ものは、入墨之上百日過怠牢申付」

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