noun
policeman's rope; arresting rope
Historical term for a rope used by Edo-period law enforcement to restrain criminals. Also read ほじょう.
See also: 捕縄 (ほじょう)
捕縄は、江戸時代の捕り物で使われた道具の一つだ。
The torinawa was one of the tools used in arrests during the Edo period.
Same kanji but read ほじょう; also means 'arresting rope' and is a historical term. とりなわ is the more common reading for this word.
Compound of 捕り (tori, 'catching, arresting') + 縄 (nawa, 'rope'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is associated with Edo-period policing.