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違憲立法審査権 (いけんりっぽうしんさけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

違い憲けん立りっ法ぽう審しん査さ権けん

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Meanings

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noun

power of judicial review

Constitutional law term referring specifically to the Supreme Court's authority to determine whether laws, orders, regulations, or official acts conform to the constitution.

最さい高こう裁さい判ばん所しょは違い憲けん立りっ法ぽう審しん査さ権けんを行こう使しして、その法ほう律りつを無む効こうと判はん断だんした。
The Supreme Court exercised its power of judicial review and ruled the law unconstitutional.

違い憲けん立りっ法ぽう審しん査さ権けんは、憲けん法ぽう第だい81条じょうに規き定ていされている。

The power of judicial review is stipulated in Article 81 of the Constitution.

Kanji

違difference, differ
憲constitution, law
立stand up, rise, set up
法method, law, rule
審hearing, judge, trial
査investigate
権authority, power, rights

Similar words

違い憲けん審しん査さ
A broader term for constitutional review, not limited to legislation; 違憲立法審査権 specifically refers to the power to review laws.
司し法ほう審しん査さ
Judicial review in a general sense, often used in comparative law; 違憲立法審査権 is the specific Japanese constitutional term.

Etymology

Compound of 違憲 (unconstitutional), 立法 (legislation), 審査 (review), and 権 (right/power). The term is a direct translation of the legal concept of judicial review.