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法的拘束力 (ほうてきこうそくりょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

法ほう的てき拘こう束そく力りょく

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Meanings

1

noun

legal binding force; legally binding power

law

Formal legal term referring to the enforceable power of a law, contract, or agreement.

この契けい約やくには法ほう的てき拘こう束そく力りょくがある。
This contract has legal binding force.
その合ごう意いは法ほう的

てき

拘こう

束そく

力りょく

を

持も

た

ない

。

That agreement does not have legally binding power.

Kanji

法method, law, rule
的bull's eye, mark, target
拘arrest, seize, concerned
束bundle, sheaf, ream
力power, strength, strong

Similar words

法ほう的てき効こう力りょく
法的効力 is a broader term for legal effect or validity, while 法的拘束力 specifically emphasizes the binding, enforceable nature.

Etymology

Compound of 法的 (legal) + 拘束力 (binding force). 拘束力 itself is from 拘束 (restraint, binding) + 力 (power).