可か罰ばつ的てき違い法ほう性せい

noun

punishable illegality

A legal concept in Japanese criminal law referring to an act that is formally illegal but not sufficiently serious to warrant criminal punishment.

• 可か罰ばつ的てき違い法ほう性せいの理り論ろんは、形けい式しき的てきには違い法ほうであっても実じっ質しつ的てきに処しょ罰ばつに値あたいしない行こう為いを処しょ罰ばつ対たい象しょうから外はずすために用もちいられる。

  The theory of punishable illegality is used to exclude from punishment acts that are formally illegal but not substantially deserving of penalty.