criminal law; penal code
Refers to the body of law dealing with crime and punishment, or specifically the Japanese Penal Code (刑法).
刑法の改正案が国会で審議されている。
A bill to amend the Penal Code is being deliberated in the Diet.
彼は刑法を専攻している。
He is majoring in criminal law.
That act may violate the criminal law.
The Diet decided to revise the Penal Code.
The defendant was indicted for violating Article 199 of the Penal Code.
military criminal law