Handcuffs - tejo

Japanese: 手鎖∥手錠 - てじょう

A gourd-shaped iron bracelet that restrains the wrists and restricts the freedom of both arms, and was used in the Edo period as a method of light punishment and pretrial detention for commoners. Under shogunate law, handcuffs as a punishment were available in 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).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

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。

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