曲きょく赦しゃ

noun

special pardon for a specific region (ritsuryō system); limited amnesty

Historical term from the ritsuryō legal system. Refers to a pardon or amnesty granted only to a particular province or area, as opposed to a general amnesty.

• 律りつ令りょう制せい下かでは、特とく定ていの国くにに対たいして曲きょく赦しゃが行おこなわれることがあった。

  Under the ritsuryō system, a special pardon was sometimes granted to a specific province.