行こう為い能のう力りょく

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Meanings

1

noun

capacity to act; legal capacity

law

Legal term referring to a person's ability to perform valid legal acts independently. Often discussed in civil law contexts such as contracts and age of majority.

未み成せい年ねん者しゃは行こう為い能

のう

力りょく

が

制せい

限げん

さ

れる

。

Minors have limited capacity to act.

民みん法ぽうでは、行こう為い能のう力りょくを欠かく者ものの法ほう律りつ行こう為いは取とり消けすことができる。

Under the Civil Code, legal acts by a person lacking capacity to act can be rescinded.

Kanji

行going, journey, carry out
為do, change, make
能ability, talent, skill
力power, strength, strong

Related words

意い思し能のう力りょく
意思能力 refers to the mental capacity to understand the meaning and effect of one's actions, while 行為能力 is the broader legal capacity to perform valid legal acts independently.
責せき任にん能のう力りょく
責任能力 is the capacity to be held legally responsible for one's actions (e.g., criminal or tort liability), whereas 行為能力 concerns the validity of legal transactions.

Word family

行こう為い能のう力りょく者しゃ
person with full legal capacity

Built from

行こう為い+能のう力りょく

Etymology

Compound of 行為 (act, conduct) and 能力 (ability, capacity). A modern legal term calqued from Western legal concepts.