noun
Rare term for a place of imprisonment or the punishment itself. In modern Japanese, 刑務所 (けいむしょ) is the standard word for prison, and 刑罰 (けいばつ) for punishment.
古文書には「刑獄」という言葉が牢獄や刑罰を指して使われている。
In old documents, the word 刑獄 is used to refer to a prison or punishment.