legal act; lawful act
A formal legal term referring to an act that is permitted or recognized by law. Used in legal contexts, contracts, and discussions of legality.
The contract was recognized as a lawful act.
The boundary between lawful and unlawful acts is sometimes ambiguous.
Compound of 適法 (lawful, legal) and 行為 (act, action). The term is a direct Sino-Japanese legal term.