Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; shutting the door in someone's face; refusal of admission
Noun
rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation
being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
Historical termsee 奉行所
Also written 門前払【もんぜんばらい】