That law applied only to Samurai (warriors) and required that a Samurai be ordered to perform Seppuku (suicide by disembowelment) if he commited minor offenses or made blunders in ceremonies three times.
これは武士のみが対象であったが、軽微な罪や式典で粗相を3回起こすと切腹を申し付けられるものであった。