noun
politics and law; political science and law
Refers to the combined field or study of politics and law, often in academic or institutional contexts.
彼は政法学部で学んでいる。
He is studying at the faculty of politics and law.
政法の知識は公務員試験に役立つ。
Knowledge of politics and law is useful for the civil service exam.
noun
way of governing; method of rule
A less common, somewhat literary sense referring to the manner or principles by which a state is governed.
古い文献では、政法の乱れが国を滅ぼすと説かれている。
In old texts, it is argued that disorder in the way of governing destroys a nation.