防 止 法(ぼうしほう)

ぼうしほう

noun

prevention law; anti-[X] act

1. prevention law; law for the prevention of [something]

A legal act or statute aimed at preventing a specific harm or undesirable activity. Always appears in compound names specifying what is being prevented. Used across fields including public health, crime, environmental protection, and harassment.

感染症(かんせんしょう)防止法(ぼうしほう)が改正(かいせい)された。

The Infectious Disease Prevention Act was revised.

ハラスメント防止法(ぼうしほう)に基(もと)づき、会社(かいしゃ)は対策(たいさく)を義務付(ぎむづ)けられた。

Based on anti-harassment legislation, companies were required to take preventive measures.

迷惑行為(めいわくこうい)防止(ぼうし)条例(じょうれい)と犯罪(はんざい)防止法(ぼうしほう)は別々(べつべつ)の法令(ほうれい)だ。

Nuisance-prevention ordinances and crime-prevention laws are separate pieces of legislation.

Compound of 防止(ぼうし) (prevention) + 法(ほう) (law). Almost always used as the second element in a longer compound naming a specific law. The component 防止(ぼうし) itself is widely used in the dictionary without this suffix.

Common compound types

感染症(かんせんしょう)防止法(ぼうしほう): Infectious Disease Prevention Act
犯罪(はんざい)防止法(ぼうしほう): crime prevention law
虐待(ぎゃくたい)防止法(ぼうしほう): anti-abuse law
DV防止法(ぼうしほう): Domestic Violence Prevention Act

Similar words

防止(ぼうし): prevention — the base compound used before attaching 法 or other suffixes
条例(じょうれい): ordinance — a local government regulation rather than a national law

Related Words

Compare: 条例(じょうれい) (ordinance)

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Added 2026.6.10 2:42 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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