刑けい法ほう典てん

noun

criminal code; penal code

Refers to the written body of criminal law, typically the formal legal code of a jurisdiction.

• 日本にほんの刑けい法ほう典てんは、犯はん罪ざいと刑けい罰ばつを体たい系けい的てきに定さだめている。

  Japan's criminal code systematically defines crimes and punishments.