noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
interrogation; questioning about a crime
Obsolete legal term for formal questioning of a suspect or witness regarding a crime. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 尋問 (じんもん) or 取り調べ (とりしらべ).
江戸時代の奉行所では、容疑者に鞠問が行われた。
In the magistrate's office of the Edo period, suspects were subjected to interrogation.
古文書に「罪人を鞠問す」と記されている。
An old document records 'to interrogate the criminal'.