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    刑法

    刑けい法ほう

    criminal law

    KMT6News #11+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab14 strokes

    けいほう

    Noun

    1.
    criminal law, penal code

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    刑けい法ほうは犯はん罪ざいを定てい義ぎする法ほう律りつです。

    Criminal law is the law that defines crimes.

    KMT5Politics & Law
    彼かれの行こう為いは刑けい法ほうに触ふれる可か能のう性せいがあります。

    His actions may violate criminal law.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    刑けい法ほうの改かい正せいは、社しゃ会かいの変へん化かに対たい応おうするために不ふ可か欠けつです。

    Amending criminal law is essential to respond to societal changes.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    この事じ件けんは、日に本ほんの刑けい法ほうにおいて重じゅう要ような判はん例れいとなるでしょう。

    This case will become an important precedent in Japanese criminal law.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    刑けい法ほう学がくは、法ほう学がくの中なかでも特とくに専せん門もん的てきな分ぶん野やです。

    Criminal law studies is a particularly specialized field within jurisprudence.

    KMT8Politics & LawEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    刑
    punish・penalty・sentence・punishment
    法
    のり…(5)
    method・law・rule・principle・model…(1)
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