► 名詞
裏 [(2)うら] [coll] meaning: legal rank: 1
☆ 彼は裏で偽造身分証明書を買った ⇨ He bought a fake ID in black market
☆ 彼女は昔裏ビデオに出ていた ⇨ She used to star in illegal porn videos
違法 [いほう] [tech] meaning: legal rank: 2
☆ 違法駐車の切符を切られた ⇨ I got ticketed for illegal parking
法的 [ほうてき] meaning: legal rank: 2
☆ それは法的には問題にならない ⇨ That is not an issue legally
☆ 彼は法的手段に訴えることにした ⇨ He decided to resort to legal recourse
法定 [ほうてい] meaning: legal rank: 4
☆ 特許の法定期間 ⇨ The duration of a patent stipulated by the law (☛ Designated by law)
► 形容動詞
違法 [いほう] [tech] meaning: legal rank: 2
☆ 政治家は違法に金銭を受領していた ⇨ The politician would receive money illegally
合法 [ごうほう] meaning: legal rank: 2
☆ 米国では州によっては大麻の使用が合法だ ⇨ Use of marijuana is legal in some states in US (☛ Literally means “conforms to law”)
合法的 [ごうほうてき] meaning: legal rank: 2
☆ 彼は毒薬を合法的に入手した ⇨ He legally obtained the toxin
非合法 [(2)ひごうほう] meaning: legal rank: 3
☆ 非合法組織 ⇨ An illegal organization
不法 [ふほう] meaning: legal rank: 3
☆ 彼は銃を不法に所持していた ⇨ He was carrying a gun illegally (☛ Mostly interchangeable with 違法, even though 不法 can mean “immoral” while 違法 is strictly legal criteria)
適法 [てきほう] meaning: legal rank: 4
☆ 米国の一部の州では大麻の個人利用は適法だ ⇨ Private use of marijuana is legal in some states of the US (☛ Interchangeable with 合法 but less common. 適法的, 非適法 are almost never used)