法ほう益えき

noun

legally protected interest; legal benefit

A technical legal term referring to an interest or benefit that is protected by law, such as life, property, or privacy. Used in criminal and civil law contexts.

• 刑けい法ほうは生せい命めいや財ざい産さんなどの法ほう益えきを保ほ護ごする。

  Criminal law protects legal interests such as life and property.

• この行こう為いは法ほう益えきを侵しん害がいするため違い法ほうとなる。

  This act is illegal because it infringes upon a legally protected interest.