委任

• 読み: いにん
• ローマ字: inin
• 漢字の分解: 委 (i) — entrust; 任 (nin/maka) — duty, responsibility, entrust
• 発音: /i.niɴ/

意味

Delegation; commission; mandate. The formal act of entrusting another person or body with authority to act on their behalf.

A noun also used as a verbal noun (委任する). In contract law, 委任契約 (inin keiyaku — mandate contract) is a specific agreement type where one party entrusts another to perform a legal act. Distinct from 雇用 (employment) in that it emphasises the delegation of discretionary authority rather than direct labour. The agent is compensated for the process itself, not just the outcome.

例文

1. 代理人に一切の交渉を委任した。
2. 委任契約は成果物ではなく、行為そのものに対して報酬が支払われる。
3. 取締役会は会長にすべての意思決定を委任することを決議した。

使い方ガイド

場面: legal, contracts, business, governance

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 委 (i — entrust, lay down) and 任 (nin — duty, responsibility). Together they mean to formally entrust a duty or responsibility to another person or body.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Professional