These rural communities enacted as a legal provision within sosons a clearly-stated so okite (rules) under the agreement of all constituent members and exercised severely their rights to judge criminal cases against those who broke the so okite. |
これらの村落では、惣内部の法規定として、明文化された惣掟(そうおきて)を全構成員の合意のもとに制定し、惣掟に違反した者へ厳しく検断権を実行していった。 |