商法(しょうほう)

しょうほう
noun
commercial code; commercial law
legallawbusiness
1. commercial code; commercial law
The body of law governing commercial transactions and businesses; in Japan, one of the Six Codes. Also used loosely to mean a particular way of doing business.
商法(しょうほう)を改正(かいせい)する。
to revise the commercial code.
会社(かいしゃ)の設立(せつりつ)は商法(しょうほう)に基(もと)づいて行(おこな)われる。
The establishment of a company is carried out based on the commercial code.
強引(ごういん)な勧誘(かんゆう)をする悪徳(あくとく)商法(しょうほう)に注意(ちゅうい)してください。
Please be careful of unscrupulous business practices that use forceful solicitation.

Composed of 商(しょう) (commerce) + 法(ほう) (law). As one of the Six Codes, it governs merchants, companies, and commercial transactions.

Common collocations

  • 商法(しょうほう)改正(かいせい): revision of the commercial code
  • 会社法(かいしゃほう): the Companies Act — split off from the commercial code in 2005
  • 悪徳(あくとく)商法(しょうほう): unscrupulous / fraudulent business practices

Usage

Beyond the statute, 商法(しょうほう) is often used in the sense of a "way of doing business," especially in the fixed phrase 悪徳(あくとく)商法(しょうほう) (shady sales tactics).

Related Words

Compare: 刑法(けいほう) (criminal law)
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