悪あく法ほう

noun

bad law; unjust law

Refers to a law that is considered harmful, unjust, or poorly designed. Often used in political or legal commentary.

• 悪あく法ほうも法ほうなりという言こと葉ばがある。

  There is a saying that even a bad law is still a law.

• その悪あく法ほうは多おおくの市し民みんの反はん対たいを受うけた。

  That bad law met with opposition from many citizens.

noun

evil ways; evil way of doing things

Archaic sense referring to morally wrong conduct or methods. Rarely used in modern Japanese outside of historical or literary contexts.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「悪あく法ほうをもって世よを乱みだす」と記しるされている。

  In old documents, it is written that 'they disturb the world with evil ways.'