# 民法 / Civil Code — 第百二十五条 (Article 125)

- Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号
- English title "Civil Code": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第百二十五条 (Article 125)（法定追認） — address `art-125`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-125
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-125
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### 第百二十五条（法定追認） — (Statutory Ratification)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-125 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-125 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-125</sup>

    **第一項**  追認をすることができる時以後に、取り消すことができる行為について次に掲げる事実があったときは、追認をしたものとみなす。ただし、異議をとどめたときは、この限りでない。
    <sup>art-125/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-125/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-125/par-1</sup>
    If, at or after the time when it becomes possible to ratify an act, any of the following facts occur with respect to a revocable act, it is deemed that the act has been ratified; provided, however, that this does not apply if an objection is reserved:
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **一**  全部又は一部の履行
      <sup>art-125/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-125/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-125/par-1/item-1</sup>
      full or partial performance;
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      **二**  履行の請求
      <sup>art-125/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-125/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-125/par-1/item-2</sup>
      request for the performance;
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      **三**  更改
      <sup>art-125/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-125/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-125/par-1/item-3</sup>
      novation;
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      **四**  担保の供与
      <sup>art-125/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-125/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-125/par-1/item-4</sup>
      provision of a security;
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      **五**  取り消すことができる行為によって取得した権利の全部又は一部の譲渡
      <sup>art-125/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-125/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-125/par-1/item-5</sup>
      assignment of a part of or the whole of a right acquired by the revocable act; or
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      **六**  強制執行
      <sup>art-125/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-125/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-125/par-1/item-6</sup>
      judicial enforcement.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 民法 第八百六十五条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-865/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-865/par-2
- 民法 第八百六十六条第二項（被後見人の財産等の譲受けの取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-866/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-866/par-2
- 民法 第八百七十二条第二項（未成年被後見人と未成年後見人等との間の契約等の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-872/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-872/par-2
- 民法 附則第八条第二項（無効及び取消しに関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/suppl-4291-44/art-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/suppl-4291-44/art-8/par-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11