法ほう家か

noun

lawyer; jurist

A somewhat formal or literary term for a legal professional; in modern everyday speech 弁護士 is more common.

• 彼かれは法ほう家かとして長なが年ねん活かつ躍やくした。

  He was active as a lawyer for many years.

noun

Legalism

Refers to the school of Chinese philosophy that emphasized strict laws and state control, associated with thinkers like Han Fei.

• 秦しんの始し皇こう帝ていは法ほう家かの思し想そうを採さい用ようした。

  The First Emperor of Qin adopted Legalist thought.