Japanese

せいてい
Meaning: enactment; establishment
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

制
定

Example sentences

A new law was enacted in the Diet.
労働者の権利を守るために、新しい法律が制定された。
A new law was enacted to protect workers' rights.
聖徳太子は十七条憲法を制定した。
Prince Shotoku established the Seventeen-Article Constitution.
この法律の前文には、制定の目的が記されている
The preamble of this law states the purpose of its enactment.
聖徳太子は十七条憲法を制定したと言われている。
It is said that Prince Shotoku enacted the Seventeen-Article Constitution.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for the formal establishment of laws, rules, or constitutions.

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