Korean slang profile
자통법
jatongbeop
Capital-markets law
An abbreviation for the law governing capital markets and financial investment business.
- Expanded form
- 자본시장과 금융투자업에 관한 법률자본시장과 금융투자업에 관한 법률 (law on capital markets and financial investment business)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- 2009
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
기사는 자통법 시행을 앞둔 금융업계의 준비를 다뤘다.
The article covered financial firms’ preparations ahead of 자통법 taking effect.
02Documented history
- 2009The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』 lists the spelling and meaning of “자통법” and gives contemporary media examples.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The meaning and usage context of “자통법” were checked in the National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2008년 신어 자료집』. The source gives its expanded form as “자본시장과 금융투자업에 관한 법률 (law on capital markets and financial investment business)”. This verifies the examples included in the collection, not the original creator or actual first use.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The spelling and definition were compared in one official collection. The older article dates re-quoted there were not used as the earliest verified date; only 2009, the collection’s publication year, was used.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2008년 신어 자료집 (국립국어원)Published 2009Original source checked Nov 14, 2026