制定法(せいていほう)

せいていほう
noun
statute law; enacted law
formallaw
1. statute law; enacted law; written law
Law that has been formally enacted by a legislative body, as opposed to customary law or judicial precedent.
制定法(せいていほう)に基(もと)づく。
To be based on statute law.
日本(にほん)は制定法(せいていほう)主義(しゅぎ)の国(くに)である。
Japan is a country based on statutory law.
制定法(せいていほう)と慣習法(かんしゅうほう)の違(ちが)いは法学(ほうがく)の基本(きほん)として学(まな)ぶ。
The difference between statute law and customary law is studied as a basic legal concept.

Composed of 制定(せいてい) (enactment; establishment) + 法(ほう) (law). Refers to law created through a formal legislative process, including constitutions, statutes, and ordinances. Japan follows a civil law system where 制定法(せいていほう) is the primary source of law.

Common collocations

  • 制定法(せいていほう)主義(しゅぎ): statutory law principle
  • 制定法(せいていほう)の解釈(かいしゃく): interpretation of statute law
  • 制定法(せいていほう)と判例法(はんれいほう): statute law and case law

Similar words

  • 慣習法(かんしゅうほう): customary law — law derived from long-standing custom and practice, not formally enacted
  • 判例法(はんれいほう): case law — law established through court decisions, characteristic of common-law systems
  • 成文法(せいぶんほう): written law — a near-synonym emphasizing that the law exists in written form
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Added 2026.4.21 21:16 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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