noun
Juvenile Training School Act; Reformatory Law
Official name of a Japanese law governing juvenile training schools. Used in legal and administrative contexts.
少年院法は、非行少年の矯正教育について定めている。
The Juvenile Training School Act provides for the correctional education of juvenile delinquents.
少年院 refers to the juvenile training school itself, while 少年院法 is the law that governs such institutions.
Compound of 少年院 (juvenile training school) + 法 (law).