覚かく醒せい剤ざい取とり締しまり法ほう

Meanings

noun

Stimulants Control Act

law

Japanese law regulating stimulant drugs (覚醒剤). A specific legal term; not a general expression.

覚かく醒せい剤ざい取とり締しまり法ほう違い反はんで逮たい捕ほされた。
He was arrested for violating the Stimulants Control Act.

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Kanji

覚memorize, learn, remember
剤dose, medicine, drug
取take, fetch, take up
締tighten, tie, shut
法method, law, rule
醒awake, be disillusioned, sober up

Related words

覚かく醒せい剤ざい
Refers to stimulant drugs themselves, while 覚醒剤取締法 is the law that controls them.
麻ま薬やく及および向こう精せい神しん薬やく取とり締しまり法ほう
The Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Act, a separate law covering different substances.

Written forms

覚かく醒せい剤ざい取とり締しまり法ほう
Full kanji spelling; 醒 is a standard character but may be written in kana for readability.
覚かくせい剤ざい取とり締しまり法ほう
Common simplified spelling using せい instead of 醒. Often seen in official contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 覚醒剤 (stimulant drug) + 取締 (control, regulation) + 法 (law). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern legal designation.