Formal term for established rules, laws, or regulations. Often used in legal or official contexts.
Proceed with the procedures in accordance with the rules.
Imperial Household Law and the Constitution
Specifically refers to the combination of the Imperial Household Law (皇室典範) and the Constitution (憲法). Used in discussions of Japanese constitutional and imperial law.
Respect for the Imperial Household Law and the Constitution is fundamental to the nation.
Compound of 典 (code, law) and 憲 (constitution, fundamental law). The specific sense of 'Imperial Household Law and the Constitution' is an abbreviation of 皇室典範 and 憲法.