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    3. 法理

    法理

    法ほう理り

    legal principle

    KMT9News #33+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab19 strokes

    ほうり

    Noun

    1.
    legal principle

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    この判はん決けつは重じゅう要ような法ほう理りに基もとづいている。

    This judgment is based on an important legal principle.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    彼かれはその法ほう理りを深ふかく理り解かいしている弁べん護ご士しだ。

    He is a lawyer who deeply understands that legal principle.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    この法ほう律りつの改かい正せいは、既き存ぞんの法ほう理りと矛む盾じゅんしないか検けん討とうが必ひつ要ようだ。

    It is necessary to examine whether the amendment of this law contradicts existing legal principles.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    裁さい判ばん官かんは、個こ々この事じ案あんに法ほう理りを適てき用ようする際さいに慎しん重ちょうな判はん断だんが求もとめられる。

    Judges are required to make careful judgments when applying legal principles to individual cases.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    国こく際さい法ほうにおける主しゅ権けんの法ほう理りは、国こっ家か間かんの関かん係けいを規き定ていする上うえで不ふ可か欠けつである。

    The legal principle of sovereignty in international law is indispensable for regulating relations between states.

    KMT10Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    法
    のり…(5)
    method・law・rule・principle・model…(1)
    理
    ことわり…(17)
    logic・arrangement・reason・justice・truth
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