捕ほ縄じょう

noun

policeman's rope; arresting rope

Historical term for a rope used by Edo-period law enforcement to restrain criminals. Not used in modern policing.

• 捕ほ縄じょうは江え戸ど時じ代だいの捕とり物ものに欠かかせない道どう具ぐだった。

  The arresting rope was an essential tool in Edo-period criminal arrests.