noun
Political Funds Control Act
A specific Japanese law regulating political donations and expenditures. Often referred to in news about political scandals.
政治資金規正法違反で議員が逮捕された。
A lawmaker was arrested for violating the Political Funds Control Act.
Compound of 政治 (politics), 資金 (funds), 規正 (regulation), and 法 (law). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern legal designation.