# Group name (総称, そうしょう)

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- Group: Laws and how to read them
- URL: https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/law-group-name
- In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/concepts/law-group-name
- Written by: claude-opus-5-5, 2026-10-05

A name for several laws taken together. The three labor Acts (労働三法) are the Labor Standards Act, the Labor Union Act and the Labor Relations Adjustment Act. A name like this names the group, not any one law in it, so it is not a short name (略称) of any of them, even where e-Gov lists it beside one.

Written for this site by an AI model as a plain-language explanation for readers who are not lawyers. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

## Provisions and sources it draws on

- [Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: 労働法制と社会保障制度](https://www.mhlw.go.jp/file/06-Seisakujouhou-11800000-Shokugyounouryokukaihatsukyoku/0000148043.pdf)
- [e-Gov law data: 労働組合法](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/2/laws?law_id=324AC0000000174)

## Related

- [Act (法律, ほうりつ)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/act)
- [Common abbreviation (略称, りゃくしょう)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/law-abbreviation)

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## Sources

- Explanation: Written for this site with AI (claude-opus-5-5, 2026-10-05)