noun
direct appeal to a high official (Edo period)
Historical term for a practice during the Edo period where a commoner would bypass the usual legal hierarchy and appeal directly to a senior official or the shogunate, often by rushing to a high court or official's procession.
江戸時代には、駆け込み訴えは厳しく制限されていた。
During the Edo period, direct appeals were strictly restricted.
彼は農民の窮状を訴えるため、駆け込み訴えを試みた。
He attempted a direct appeal to plead the farmers' plight.
直訴 is a broader term for a direct appeal to a ruler or high authority, not limited to the Edo period or the specific act of rushing in. 駆け込み訴え specifically refers to the Edo-period practice of physically rushing to make an appeal.
Compound of 駆け込み (running in) and 訴え (appeal, lawsuit). The term describes the act of rushing to a high court or official to lodge a complaint directly, bypassing lower authorities.