故こ買ばい屋や

noun

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)

• 警けい察さつは故こ買ばい屋やを摘てき発はつした。

  The police raided the receiver's shop.

• 彼かれは盗とう品ひんを故こ買ばい屋やに売うり渡わたした。

  He sold the stolen goods to a pawnshop that knowingly buys such items.