receiver's shop; pawnshop that knowingly buys stolen goods
Legal term for a shop that knowingly purchases stolen property. Often used in criminal contexts. Related to 故買 (こばい), the act of knowingly buying stolen goods.
See also: 故買 (こばい)
The police raided the receiver's shop.
彼は盗品を故買屋に売り渡した。
He sold the stolen goods to a pawnshop that knowingly buys such items.
Compound of 故買 (こばい, 'knowingly buying stolen goods') and 屋 (や, 'shop'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern legal and criminal contexts.