noun
Civil Proceedings Act (1890, revised 1926)
Historical Japanese law; the name of a specific statute, not a general term for civil procedure law.
旧民事訴訟法は、大正15年に全面改正された。
The old Civil Proceedings Act was completely revised in 1926.
民事訴訟 is the general term for civil litigation, while 民事訴訟法 refers specifically to the historical statute.
Compound of 民事 (civil affairs), 訴訟 (litigation), and 法 (law). The term refers to a specific historical Japanese statute.