適法(てきほう)

てきほう
noun
lawful; legal; legitimate
1. lawful; legal; legitimate; in accordance with the law
Conforming to or permitted by law. A formal, legal term used to describe actions, procedures, or states that comply with legal requirements.
適法(てきほう)な手続(てつづ)きを踏(ふ)む。
To follow lawful procedures.
この取引(とりひき)は適法(てきほう)であると認(みと)められた。
This transaction was deemed to be lawful.
裁判所(さいばんしょ)は逮捕(たいほ)の手続(てつづ)きが適法(てきほう)かどうかを審査(しんさ)した。
The court examined whether the arrest procedure was lawful.

A compound of 適(てき) (suitable, fitting) and 法(ほう) (law). A formal legal term indicating compliance with the law. Used primarily in legal, administrative, and business contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 適法(てきほう)な手続(てつづ)き: lawful procedures
  • 適法(てきほう)な行為(こうい): lawful act
  • 適法(てきほう)に処理(しょり)する: to handle lawfully
  • 適法(てきほう)かどうか: whether something is lawful or not
  • 適法(てきほう)性(せい): legality, lawfulness

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 合法(ごうほう): legal, lawful — more commonly used in everyday language
  • 違法(いほう): illegal, unlawful — the direct opposite
  • 合法的(ごうほうてき): legitimate — na-adjective form, slightly more conversational than 適法(てきほう)
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