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lex fori: the law of the country in which an action is brought out lex lata: the carried law The law as it has been enacted. lex loci: the law of the place The law of the country, state, or locality where the matter under litigation took place. Usually used in contract law, to determine which laws govern the contract. / ˈ l ɛ k s ˈ l oʊ s ...
lex in casu: law in the event: A law that only concerns one particular case. See law of the case. lex lata: the law that has been borne: The law as it is. lex loci: law of the place: lex non scripta: law that has not been written: Unwritten law, or common law: lex orandi, lex credendi: the law of prayer is the law of faith: lex paciferat: the ...
Lex is law made by a political authority, such as a parliament or a government. In modern societies, leges are usually written, though this is not a necessary feature. Lex is often used in the plural (leges), since each act is one lex. On the other hand, ius is also polysemous, since it can mean either law or right.
According to legend, the words spoken by the cardinal verifying that a newly-elected pope was a man, in a test employed after the reign of pope Joan. dura lex sed lex [the] law [is] harsh, but [it is the] law: A shortening of quod quidem perquam durum est, sed ita lex scripta est ("which indeed is extremely harsh, but thus was the law written").
In law, a de bene esse deposition is used to preserve the testimony of a witness who is expected not to be available to appear at trial and be cross-examined. de bonis asportatis: carrying goods away: In law, trespass de bonis asportatis was the traditional name for larceny, i.e., the unlawful theft of chattels (moveable goods). de dato: of the ...
Law Latin; Legem terrae; Lex animata; Lex causae; Lex domicilii; Lex ferenda; Lex fori; Lex incorporationis; Lex lata; Lex loci; Lex loci actus; Lex loci arbitri; Lex loci celebrationis; Lex loci contractus; Lex loci delicti commissi; Lex loci protectionis; Lex loci rei sitae; Lex loci solutionis; Lex non scripta; Lex patriae; Lex regia ...
This is a partial list of Roman laws.A Roman law (Latin: lex) is usually named for the sponsoring legislator and designated by the adjectival form of his gens name (nomen gentilicum), in the feminine form because the noun lex (plural leges) is of feminine grammatical gender.
Lex loci celebrationis is a Latin term for a legal principle in English common law, roughly translated as "the law of the land (lex loci) where it was celebrated". It refers to the validity of the union, independent of the laws of marriage of the countries involved: where the two individuals have legal nationality or citizenship, or where they ...