追捕ついぶ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

chasing down and capturing; pursuit and arrest

Archaic term for pursuing and apprehending a criminal or fugitive. In modern Japanese, 逮捕 (たいほ) or 追跡 (ついせき) are used instead.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、罪ざい人にんを追捕ついぶするよう命めいじる記き述じゅつがある。

  In the old document, there is a description ordering the pursuit and capture of the criminal.