noun
banishment from one's residence (historical punishment)
Historical term for a judicial punishment in pre-modern Japan, where the offender was expelled from their home or domain.
江戸時代には、所払いという刑罰があった。
In the Edo period, there was a punishment called tokorobarai (banishment from one's residence).
Compound of 所 (tokoro, 'place, residence') and 払い (harai, 'clearing out, expulsion'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term refers to a form of banishment in pre-modern Japanese law.