六法全書(ろっぽうぜんしょ)

ろっぽうぜんしょ
noun
compendium of laws; complete book of the Six Codes
legallaw
1. compendium of laws; complete book of the Six Codes
A comprehensive reference volume that collects the texts of the major Japanese statutes, centered on the Six Codes (六法(ろっぽう)). A standard tool for law students and legal professionals.
六法全書(ろっぽうぜんしょ)で条文(じょうぶん)を調(しら)べる。
to look up a statute in the compendium of laws.
法学部(ほうがくぶ)の学生(がくせい)はみな六法全書(ろっぽうぜんしょ)を持(も)っている。
Law students all own a compendium of laws.
分厚(ぶあつ)い六法全書(ろっぽうぜんしょ)を最初(さいしょ)から読(よ)む人(ひと)はいないが、辞書(じしょ)のように引(ひ)いて使(つか)う。
No one reads the thick compendium of laws from the beginning; people look things up in it like a dictionary.

Composed of 六法(ろっぽう) (the Six Codes) + 全書(ぜんしょ) (complete/comprehensive book). A thick, dictionary-like volume collecting statute texts; also the title of well-known published editions.

Common collocations

  • 六法全書(ろっぽうぜんしょ)を引(ひ)く: to look something up in the compendium
  • 分厚(ぶあつ)い六法全書(ろっぽうぜんしょ): a thick compendium of laws

Similar words

  • 六法(ろっぽう): the Six Codes — the collection of core statutes themselves, as opposed to the printed volume
  • 判例集(はんれいしゅう): a casebook — a companion volume collecting court precedents
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