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  2. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    via iure: way of law Using the courts and the justice system (opposite of self-help) vinculum iuris: the chain of the law A legal bond, especially the bond tying obligor and obligee in a legal obligation vis maior: superior force Force majeure arising from an act of God, i.e. events over which humans have no control, and so cannot be held liable.

  3. Glossary of law - Wikipedia

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    In criminal law. Contributing to or aiding in the commission of a crime. One who, without being present at the commission of a felonious offence, becomes guilty of such offence, not as a chief actor, but as a participator, as by command, advice, instigation or concealment; either before or after the fact or commission; a particeps criminis .

  4. Joint custody (Spain) - Wikipedia

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    Some autonomous communities, such as Aragon, Catalonia, Navarra and Valencia, have regional specific custody legislation.Compared to the Spanish Civil Code (The Civil Code of Spain) (Spanish: Código Civil), formally the Royal Decree of 24 July 1889 (Spanish: Real Decreto de 24 de julio de 1889) is the law that regulates the major aspects of Spanish civil law), the regional legislation ...

  5. Law dictionary - Wikipedia

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    As pointed out by Sandro Nielsen in 1994, law dictionaries can serve various functions. The traditional law dictionary with definitions of legal terms serves to help users understand the legal texts they read (a communicative function) or to acquire knowledge about legal matters independent of any text (a cognitive function) – such law dictionaries are usually monolingual.

  6. Pater familias - Wikipedia

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    In Roman family law, the term "Patria potestas" (Latin: “power of a father”) refers to this concept. [3] He held legal privilege over the property of the familia , and varying levels of authority over his dependents: these included his wife and children , certain other relatives through blood or adoption, clients , freedmen and slaves.

  7. Contronym - Wikipedia

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    In Spanish dar (basic meaning "to give"), when applied to lessons or subjects, can mean "to teach", "to take classes" or "to recite", depending on the context. [22] Similarly with the French verb apprendre, which usually means "to learn" but may refer to the action of teaching someone. [23] Dutch leren and Afrikaans leer can mean "to teach" or ...

  8. Judiciary of Spain - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Judiciary is a professional judiciary whose members are public servants divided into the three categories of judge, magistrate, and Supreme Court magistrate [6] Entrance to the judiciary is limited to Spanish nationals who hold a Bachelor's degree in Law issued by a Spanish university and who are not legally disbarred from applying.

  9. List of Spanish words borrowed from Italian - Wikipedia

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    Laburar (Rioplatense Spanish), from Italian lavorare, = "to work" Mafioso. Criminal. From "Mafioso". Milanesa. Food. From "Milanese" (a food made with meat and bread). Mina. (Buenos Aires Lunfardo), an informal word for woman (from Lombard dialect) Mortadela. Food. From "Mortadella" (a food made from pork and chicken)