令りょう

noun

administrative and civil code

Archaic term referring to the body of administrative and civil law in historical Japanese legal systems, particularly the ritsuryō codes. Not used in modern legal contexts.

• 律りつ令りょう制せい度どでは、令りょうは行ぎょう政せいや民みん事じに関かんする規き定ていをまとめたものでした。

  In the ritsuryō system, the ryō was a compilation of regulations concerning administration and civil affairs.