Light theft - karukinusumi

…The equivalent of robbery was oihagi (pursuit), oiotoshi (pursuit), oshikomi (push), etc., and although the punishment varied from beheading to death, all of them were punishable by death. Theft was also divided into several types according to the manner of the act, and the list of types with the heaviest punishment was as follows: stealing into a house or storehouse, stealing from the house, petty theft, and bathhouse theft. The punishment also depended on the amount of the stolen goods. Stealing into a house or storehouse with the intention of stealing was punishable by death on the first offense, regardless of the amount of stolen goods. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "petty theft" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…強盗に相当するものとしては〈追剝（おいはぎ）〉〈追落（おいおとし）〉〈押込〉などがあり，刑は，獄門，死罪等の差はあるものの，いずれも死刑であった。窃盗にあたるものも行為の態様により数種に分けられ，刑の重いものから列挙すれば，〈忍入りの盗〉〈戸明きの盗〉〈手元の盗〉〈軽き盗〉〈湯屋の盗〉の順となり，刑はまた，盗んだものの金額によっても左右された。〈忍入りの盗〉は家屋や土蔵の中に盗みの意図をもって侵入しての盗みであって，盗品の多少にかかわらず，初犯で直ちに死罪となった。…

※「軽き盗」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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