法ほう令れい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun

law; statute; regulation

Refers to laws and ordinances collectively. Often used in formal or legal contexts.

新あたらしい法ほう令れいが来らい月げつ施し行こうされる。
The new law will come into effect next month.
法ほう令れいに違い反はんすると罰ばっせられる。
Violating the law will result in punishment.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉は法ほう令れいに基もとづくto be based on laws and regulations
この手て続つづきは法ほう令れいに基もとづいて行おこなわれる。
This procedure is carried out based on the applicable laws and regulations.
法ほう令れいに違い反はんするto violate a law or regulation
その会かい社しゃは法ほう令れいに違い反はんして罰ばっ金きんを科かされた。
The company was fined for violating the law.
法ほう令れいを制せい定ていするto enact a law or regulation
国こっ会かいは新あたらしい法ほう令れいを制せい定ていした。
The parliament enacted a new law.
〈事こと〉は法ほう令れいで定さだめるto be stipulated by law
詳しょう細さいは別べつの法ほう令れいで定さだめる。
The details are stipulated by a separate law.

Expressions

法ほう令れいを敷しくpromulgate a law; enact a law

Kanji

法method, law, rule
令orders, laws, command

Related words

法ほう律りつN4
法律 is the general term for a law or the legal system as a whole, while 法令 specifically refers to statutes and ordinances collectively.
条じょう例れいN1
条例 refers only to local ordinances passed by prefectural or municipal governments, whereas 法令 covers national laws and regulations as well.
政せい令れい
政令 is a specific type of cabinet order issued to implement a law, while 法令 is the broader umbrella term covering laws and such orders together.
規き則そくN4
規則 refers to internal rules or regulations of an organization, whereas 法令 specifically denotes national laws and statutory ordinances.
法ほう規きN1
法令 is a formal term for laws and ordinances that emphasizes officially enacted legal provisions, very close in meaning to 法規.

Word family

法ほう令れい番ばん号ごう
act number; law number
法ほう令れい違い反はん
violation of the law; legal violation
法ほう令れい遵じゅん守しゅ
legal compliance; regulatory compliance

Written forms

法ほう令れいUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for laws and regulations.
ホウレイUsage<1%

Etymology

Compound of 法 (ほう, 'law') and 令 (れい, 'ordinance'). The term has been used in Japanese legal contexts since the Meiji period to refer to statutes and regulations.