関せき所しょ破やぶり

noun

breaking through a checkpoint; sneaking past a barrier

Historical term referring to the act of illegally passing through a checkpoint (関所) during the Edo period, often by stealth or force.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、関せき所しょ破やぶりは重じゅう罪ざいだった。

  During the Edo period, breaking through a checkpoint was a serious crime.

• 旅たび人びとは関せき所しょ破やぶりを企くわだてたが、見み張はりに見みつかった。

  The traveler attempted to sneak past the barrier, but was spotted by the guards.