もんぜんばらい

門 前 払 い

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, transitive verb

    turning someone away (at the front door), refusing a visitor, shutting the door in someone's face, refusal of admission

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    rejecting without consideration, denying without substantial investigation

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
    historical term