🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

法的根拠

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hōteki konkkyo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Legal basis/ˈliːɡəl ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その方針には十分な法的根拠があります。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The statutory or constitutional authority that provides justification and validity for an action, decision, or institution.

    "The government established a clear legal basis for the new regulatory framework."
  2. 2

    The underlying legal grounds or principles upon which a claim or defense is built.

    "The defense lawyers questioned the legal basis of the indictment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'legalis' (pertaining to the law, from lex 'law') combined with the Greek 'basis' (pedestal, foundation, from bainein 'to walk'). The combined term emerged in modern legal and administrative discourse to denote the foundational statutory or constitutional authority justifying an action.

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