noun
Refers specifically to the Japanese Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法). A legal term used in formal contexts.
刑事訴訟法第1条は、この法律の目的を定めている。
Article 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure sets forth the purpose of this law.
Compound of 刑事 (criminal), 訴訟 (litigation), and 法 (law).