noun
Dated term for the capture of a suspect or criminal, often used in historical or period contexts.
時代劇では、捕り物の場面がよく出てくる。
In period dramas, scenes of capturing criminals often appear.
捕り物帳には、江
The arrest records describe the exploits of the Edo town magistrate.
Modern standard term for arrest; 捕り物 is dated and evokes historical settings.
Compound of 捕り (tori, 'catching') + 物 (mono, 'thing'), literally 'thing caught' or 'act of catching'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.