条例(じょうれい)

じょうれい
noun
ordinance; regulation; bylaw
formallawpolitics
1. ordinance; regulation; bylaw
a local law or regulation enacted by a local government, distinct from national laws
市(し)の条例(じょうれい)で禁止(きんし)されている。
It is prohibited by city ordinance.
新(あたら)しい条例(じょうれい)が施行(しこう)された。
A new ordinance was enacted.
路上(ろじょう)喫煙(きつえん)禁止(きんし)条例(じょうれい)が定(さだ)められた。
An ordinance banning smoking on streets was established.

Usage

Local governments (prefectures, cities, towns, villages) can enact 条例(じょうれい). They apply only within that local jurisdiction.

Types

  • 迷惑防止条例(めいわくぼうしじょうれい) (anti-nuisance ordinance)
  • 環境保全条例(かんきょうほぜんじょうれい) (environmental protection ordinance)
  • 路上喫煙禁止条例(ろじょうきつえんきんしじょうれい) (street smoking ban)

Legal hierarchy

憲法(けんぽう) (constitution) > 法律(ほうりつ) (law) > 条例(じょうれい) (ordinance)

Related words

Related Words

Related: 法律(ほうりつ) (law)
Related: 規則(きそく) (rules, regulations)
Related: 法令(ほうれい) (laws and ordinances)
Compare: 政令(せいれい) (government ordinance, cabinet order)
Compare: 防止法(ぼうしほう) (prevention law)
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Added 2026.1.25 18:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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