The former was one by which people were allowed to appeal directly to Shikken (regent) or Rokuhara Tandai (an administrative and judicial agency in Rokuhara, Kyoto) and the latter was one by which people were allowed to directly appeal to bakufu in case their appeals were dismissed by Hyojoshu/Hikitsukeshu (coadjustor of the High Court)/Ossobugyo (temporary positions in charge of retrials and accepting appeals in Kamakura bakufu).
前者は執権あるいは六波羅探題に内々に直訴するものであり、奏事は評定衆・引付衆・越訴奉行らに取り上げられなかった訴えを幕府に直接訴えるものであった。