民法(みんぽう)

みんぽう
noun
civil law, civil code
formalwrittenlegallaw
1. civil law, civil code
The body of law governing private relations between individuals, including property, contracts, family, and inheritance. In Japan, refers specifically to the Civil Code (民法典).
民法(みんぽう)が改正(かいせい)された。
The civil code was amended.
相続(そうぞく)に関(かん)する規定(きてい)は民法(みんぽう)に定(さだ)められている。
Provisions regarding inheritance are set out in the civil code.
婚姻(こんいん)年齢(ねんれい)の引(ひ)き下(さ)げを含(ふく)む民法(みんぽう)の大幅(おおはば)な改正(かいせい)が国会(こっかい)で審議(しんぎ)されている。
A major revision of the civil code, including lowering the marriage age, is being deliberated in the Diet.

Usage

A legal term used in academic, legal, and news contexts. Japan's 民法(みんぽう) was originally modeled on European civil law systems and has been revised multiple times, most recently regarding the age of majority and marriage.

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Related Words

Compare: 刑法(けいほう) (criminal law)
Related: 憲法(けんぽう) (constitution)
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