Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
Forum et Jus
English translation:
The Law and its jurisdiction
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Hazel Le Goff
Apr 19, 2010 22:23
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Latin term
Forum et Jus
Latin to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Historical, Napoleon
How can I translate Forum et Jus.
The context is a historical piece on Pierre-Antoine Berryer.
Here is the sentence:
Le monument perpétue la mémoire de cet homme qui a toujours su concilier l’engagement politique et les devoirs de la défense, comme le rappelle sa devise : « Forum et Jus ».
The context is a historical piece on Pierre-Antoine Berryer.
Here is the sentence:
Le monument perpétue la mémoire de cet homme qui a toujours su concilier l’engagement politique et les devoirs de la défense, comme le rappelle sa devise : « Forum et Jus ».
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Apr 19, 2010 22:34: philgoddard changed "Language pair" from "French to English" to "Latin to English"
May 4, 2010 22:31: Hazel Le Goff changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1195274">razia's</a> old entry - "Forum et Jus"" to ""The Law and its jurisdiction""
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The Law and its jurisdiction
As per the Oxford Companion to Law, Forum is defined as:
[Roman law] several open places in ancient Rome, of which the most important, the Forum Romanum, was the location of, inter alia, the law courts. Hence the term is used of the court or area of jurisdiction appropriate for particular purposes.
As per Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary, the term Jus is defined as:
[Roman law] - In its widest sense includes a moral as well as legal obligations. It means Law (as opposed to lex which is a statute).
[Roman law] several open places in ancient Rome, of which the most important, the Forum Romanum, was the location of, inter alia, the law courts. Hence the term is used of the court or area of jurisdiction appropriate for particular purposes.
As per Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary, the term Jus is defined as:
[Roman law] - In its widest sense includes a moral as well as legal obligations. It means Law (as opposed to lex which is a statute).
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