適てき法ほう行こう為い

noun

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.

• 契けい約やくは適てき法ほう行こう為いとして認みとめられた。

  The contract was recognized as a lawful act.

• 適てき法ほう行こう為いと違い法ほう行こう為いの境きょう界かいは時ときに曖あい昧まいだ。

  The boundary between lawful and unlawful acts is sometimes ambiguous.