noun
Administrative Complaint Review Act
A specific Japanese law providing procedures for citizens to file complaints or appeals against administrative actions. Used in legal and governmental contexts.
行政不服審査法に基づいて、処分の取消しを求める審査請求を行った。
Based on the Administrative Complaint Review Act, we filed a request for review seeking revocation of the disposition.
行政事件訴訟法 is the Administrative Case Litigation Act, which governs lawsuits against administrative actions, while 行政不服審査法 provides a pre-litigation complaint and review procedure within the administration.
Compound of 行政 (administration), 不服 (complaint, dissatisfaction), 審査 (review, examination), and 法 (law). The term is a modern legal designation with no obscure historical derivation.