Korean edit

Etymology edit

Calque of German Rechtsstaat or Sino-Korean word from 법치(法治) (beopchi, rule of law) + 국(國) (guk, state).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beopchiguk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beobchigug
McCune–Reischauer?pŏpch'iguk
Yale Romanization?pepchikwuk

Noun edit

법치국 (beopchiguk) (hanja 法治國)

  1. constitutional state, a state based on law