法ほう令れいTop 9000MeaningsNoun1. statute; law; act; ordinance; regulationKanji used法law令ordersPitch accentほうれいUsed in vocabulary法ほう令れい遵じゅん守しゅcompliance (with laws and regulations); regulatory complianceNounほうれい線せんnasolabial fold; smile line; laugh lineNoun法ほう令れい番ばん号ごうact number (within a year); law numberNoun法ほう令れい違い反はんviolation of the law; legal violationNounExamples1その日ひは国こっ会かいの法ほう令れいによって祝しゅく日じつになった。That day was made a holiday by an act of the diet.