獄ごく門もん

noun

prison gate

Refers to the gate of a prison, especially in historical contexts.

• 罪ざい人にんは獄ごく門もんをくぐった。

  The criminal passed through the prison gate.

noun

decapitation and exposure of the head (Edo-period punishment)

Historical punishment where a criminal's head was displayed at the prison gate or a public place.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、重じゅう罪ざい人にんに獄ごく門もんが科かされることがあった。

  In the Edo period, serious criminals were sometimes sentenced to decapitation and exposure of the head.