法令|ほうれいhourei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounstatute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
   その日ひは国会こっかいの法令ほうれいによって祝日しゅくじつになった。↗

   That day was made a holiday by an act of the diet.

• Synonym法ほうFormalFormal; the broadest term here, covering laws, principles, or methods, as in 「法の下の平等」. 「法令」 is narrower: statutes plus administrative orders.
• Synonym法律ほうりつFormalFormal; laws enacted by the Diet, as in 「法律を制定」. 「法令」 is broader, also covering orders issued by administrative organs.
• Synonym法制ほうせいFormalFormal; the whole system of laws and institutions, as in 「法制審議会」. 「法令」 points to concrete legal texts rather than the system.
• Synonym法規ほうきFormalFormal; laws and regulations, especially norms on citizens' rights and duties, as in 「交通法規」. Its meaning is close to 「法令」.
• Synonym定めさだめWrittenWritten; a provision or decision, and by extension fate or destiny, as in 「運命の定め」. 「法令」 stays within laws and orders.
• Synonym国法こくほうFormalFormal; the law of the nation as a body, or the constitution in particular. 「法令」 is the working term that names statutes and administrative orders together.
• Related決まりきまりCasualColloquial; everyday rules or customs one is expected to follow, as in 「家の決まり」. 「法令」 is formal national law.
• Related条例じょうれいFormalFormal; ordinances enacted by a local assembly, not the national Diet. 「法令」 centers on national laws and the administrative orders under them.
• Related法度はっとFormalFormal; medieval bans and prohibitions, as in 「ご法度」. 「法令」 is the modern term for laws and orders.
• Related規定きていWrittenWritten; stipulations or provisions one must follow, as in 「規定に従う」. 「法令」 refers to the laws and orders themselves.
• Related規則きそくNeutralNeutral; rules and regulations, as in 「校則」 or 「規則正しい」. 「法令」 is limited to national laws and administrative orders.
• RelatedルールCasualColloquial loanword for the rules of games or social situations. 「法令」 is formal national law.
• Related規制きせいWrittenWritten; control or restriction imposed under rules, as in 「規制緩和」. 「法令」 denotes the laws and orders themselves, not the act of regulating.
• Related規程きていFormalFormal; an organization's internal rules on office work and procedures, as in 「就業規程」. 「法令」 concerns national law, not internal matters.
• Related掟おきてCasualColloquial; the rules a group or village must observe, as in 「村の掟」. 「法令」 is formal national law.
• Related会則かいそくFormalFormal; the constitution or bylaws of a society, club, or association. 「法令」 is about national law, not private organizations.
• Related律りつFormalFormal; ancient East Asian criminal codes or Buddhist monastic rules, as in 「律令」. 「法令」 is the modern word for laws and orders.
• Related準則じゅんそくWrittenWritten; rules or standards that serve as guidelines to follow. 「法令」 refers to national laws and administrative orders.
• Related典則てんそくFormalFormal and rare; rules that serve as a model or standard to be observed. 「法令」 refers to national laws and orders.

「法令」 is the general term for national laws and the orders administrative organs issue under them, as in 「法令遵守」 and 「法令違反」. Use 「法律」 for statutes passed by the Diet and 「条例」 for local ordinances. For everyday rules pick 「規則」 or the colloquial 「ルール」, and 「掟」 for a group's own code. 「法規」 is close to 「法令」, 「法制」 is the legal system as a whole, and 「法」 is the broadest term of all; the rest are more specialized — 「規定」 for provisions, 「規制」 for regulation, 「規程」 for internal rules, 「会則」 for club bylaws.

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1. 法律ほうりつ及およびそれに基もとづいて行政ぎょうせい機関きかんによって制定せいていされる命令めいれい。