Kujigata-osadamegaki (the code of law under the Edo shogunate) provided that shizai is imposed on theft, even when not involving violence against victims, so long as the amount stolen is 10 ryo (Currency unit of the Edo Period).
強盗ではなく窃盗の場合でも、十両盗めば死罪と公事方御定書で規定された。