法ほう規き裁さい量りょう

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Meanings

controlled discretion; discretion bound by the law

Legal term referring to administrative discretion that is constrained by statutes, regulations, or legal principles, as opposed to free discretion.

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The administrative agency's decision must be made within the bounds of controlled discretion.

法ほう規き裁さい量りょうと自じ由ゆう裁さい量りょうの区く別べつは行ぎょう政せい法ほうの重じゅう要ような論ろん点てんである。

The distinction between controlled discretion and free discretion is an important issue in administrative law.

自じ由ゆう裁さい量りょう
自由裁量 (free discretion) refers to discretion not bound by legal rules, whereas 法規裁量 is discretion limited by law.

Compound of 法規 (laws and regulations) and 裁量 (discretion). The term is a technical legal concept, likely a calque from Western legal terminology.