本則|ほんそくhonsoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounrules; original rules

• Synonym原則げんそくNeutralBasic principle or general rule; very common, as in 「原則として」. Unlike the legal 本則, it does not name the main body of a law as opposed to its supplementary provisions.
• SynonymルールCasualA loanword for rule, very common in colloquial speech; 「本則」 by contrast leans toward legal terminology.
• Related規定きていNeutralProvisions or clauses; specific articles within a law are also called 「規定」. 本則, by contrast, refers to the main body of a law as opposed to its supplementary provisions.
• Related規制きせいNeutralRefers to the act of regulating or restricting under rules. 本則 denotes the rules themselves as the fundamental standard.
• Related基準きじゅんNeutralA standard or criterion used for measurement or judgement, stressing what you base decisions on. 本則 denotes rules as the fundamental standard.
• Related規格きかくNeutralStandards for product specifications — size, quality and the like — mainly industrial. 本則 denotes rules as the fundamental standard.
• Related規程きていNeutralInternal regulations of an organization, focused on office procedures. 本則 is legal terminology for the fundamental rules.
• Related定めさだめWrittenWritten register: a provision or rule, but also fate or destiny; 「本則」 leans toward legal usage.
• Related準則じゅんそくWrittenWritten register: guidelines or standards with an administrative flavor. 本則 denotes rules that serve as the fundamental standard.
• Related典則てんそくWrittenA rare, literary word for model rules worth upholding. 本則 is legal terminology, not this archaic flavor.
• Related法例ほうれいWrittenA legal term of art for the general rules governing how laws apply. 本則 instead names the main body of a statute.
• Related規矩きくWrittenWritten register: norms or standards of conduct, originally the compass and ruler. 本則 is legal terminology for the fundamental rules.
• Antonym例外れいがいNeutralAntonym: an exception, something outside the general rule. 本則 is what holds as a rule, 例外 what falls outside it.
• Antonym特則WrittenAntonym: special provisions that depart from the general rule. They stand opposite the 本則, which states what applies as a rule.

Use 「本則」 for rules as the fundamental standard, or the main body of a law as opposed to its supplementary provisions — a legal-leaning term. For rules in general, 「原則」 or 「規則」 is the usual choice; in casual speech, 「ルール」. Antonyms: 「例外」, 「特則」.

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1. 正規せいきの規則きそく。根本こんぽん・標準ひょうじゅんになる規則きそく。原則げんそく。本来ほんらいのたてまえ。ルール一般いっぱんにおいて、重要じゅうような例外れいがいを意識いしきした上うえで、原則げんそくとして適用てきようされる部分ぶぶん。
2. 法令ほうれいにおいて、それが制定せいていされる目的もくてき並ならびにその成立せいりつ要件ようけん及および効果こうかを記述きじゅつした部分ぶぶん。