noun
inhabited building
Legal term used in criminal law, especially in arson and building damage offenses, to refer to a building where people actually live or work.
現住建造物に放火すると、罪が重くなる。
Setting fire to an inhabited building carries a heavier penalty.
刑法では、現住建造物と非現住建造物を区別している。
The Penal Code distinguishes between inhabited and uninhabited buildings.
Refers to an uninhabited building, often contrasted with 現住建造物 in legal contexts.
Compound of 現住 (げんじゅう, 'currently living') and 建造物 (けんぞうぶつ, 'building').