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遡及法 (そきゅうほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遡そ及きゅう法ほう

Meanings

1

noun

retroactive law; retrospective law

law

Legal term for a law that applies to events before its enactment. Used in constitutional and criminal law contexts.

憲けん法ぽうは遡そ及きゅう法ほうを原げん則そくとして禁きん止ししている。
The constitution generally prohibits retroactive laws.

Kanji

遡go upstream, retrace the past
及reach out, exert, exercise
法method, law, rule

Etymology

Compound of 遡及 (そきゅう, 'retroactivity') + 法 (ほう, 'law'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the legal concept.