provisions; articles; clauses
Refers to individual provisions, articles, or clauses within a legal or formal document such as a constitution or contract.
憲法の条章に従って、新しい法律が制定された。
A new law was enacted in accordance with the provisions of the constitution.
chapters and sections
Refers to the structural divisions of a document, i.e., its chapters and sections. Often used in legal or formal contexts.
この報告書は条章が明確に分けられている。
This report is clearly divided into chapters and sections.
Compound of 条 (じょう, 'article, clause') and 章 (しょう, 'chapter, section'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in formal and legal contexts to refer to the provisions or structural divisions of a document.