明めい文ぶん

noun

explicit statement; express provision

Used in legal, contractual, or formal contexts to refer to a clearly written rule or clause. Often appears in phrases like 明文の規定 (explicit provision) or 明文で定める (stipulate explicitly).

• 憲けん法ぽうには明めい文ぶんの規き定ていがない。

  There is no explicit provision in the constitution.

• 契けい約やく書しょに明めい文ぶんで記き載さいされていない事じ項こうは無む効こうです。

  Matters not explicitly stated in the contract are invalid.