職権乱用

• 読み: しょっけんらんよう
• ローマ字: shokken ran'yō
• 漢字の分解: 職 (shoku) — position, duty; 権 (ken) — authority, right; 乱 (ran) — disorder, abuse; 用 (yō) — use
• 発音: /ɕo.k̚.ke.ɴ.ɾa.ɴ.joː/

意味

Abuse of authority; misuse of power. The wrongful use of one's official position or powers for personal or improper ends.

A legal and political noun describing conduct where an official or person in authority uses their power in ways that exceed or pervert its intended scope. In criminal law it corresponds to 職権濫用罪 under the Penal Code. It is commonly reported in connection with police misconduct, bureaucratic overreach, and political corruption. The nuance is that the authority itself is legitimate but its application is not.

例文

1. 部下への過剰な命令は職権乱用にあたると労働審判で認定された。
2. 職権乱用の疑いで捜査を受けた議員が辞職を表明した。
3. その指示が職権乱用かどうかは、意図と結果の両面から判断される。

使い方ガイド

場面: criminal law, politics, labour law, bureaucracy

トーン: critical

起源と歴史

From 職権 (shokkken) meaning 'official authority or power' and 乱用 (ran'yō) meaning 'misuse or abuse.' A legal compound codified in Japan's Penal Code.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: All classes