(criminal law) criminal legislation that is not codified in a criminal code

a special ward, a district (a municipal or other geographic administrative area) / (specifically) one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo

special needs

an unused item

the District of Columbia

school for special needs

the Special Higher Police; the secret police of pre-1945 Shōwa-era Japan

class for special needs

(military, historical) a specially-organized attack force, the most notable being the kamikaze (suicide bombing) attack corps during World War II

(law enforcement) In Japan, a category of officials who are authorized to exercise various degrees of police power.