Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 4
りつ
Grade: 6
こう
Grade: 2

Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
法律行爲 (kyūjitai)

Noun edit

(ほう)(りつ)(こう)() (hōritsu kōi

  1. (law) a juristic act.
    • 1896, Civil Code of Japan, Article 90:
      (おおやけ)秩序又(ちつじょまた)善良(ぜんりょう)風俗(ふうぞく)(はん)する事項(じこう)目的(もくてき)とする法律行為(ほうりつこうい)は、無効(むこう)とする。
      Ōyake no chitsujo mata wa zenryō no fūzoku ni hansuru jikō o mokuteki to suru hōritsu kōi wa, mukō to suru.
      A juristic act with any purpose which is against public policy is void.