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Brocard
UK
/ˈbrəʊ.kɑːd/
US
/ˈbroʊ.kɑrd/
Translation of "brocard" into Russian
brocard
Noun
UK
/ˈbrəʊ.kɑːd/
US
/ˈbroʊ.kɑrd/
brocard
brocards pl
The lawyer cited a brocard to support his argument.
Адвокат сослался на брокард, чтобы поддержать свой аргумент.
Additional translations
юридическая аксиома
правовая максима
Definitions
brocard
Noun
UK
/ˈbrəʊ.kɑːd/
US
/ˈbroʊ.kɑrd/
A legal principle or maxim, often expressed in Latin, that is widely accepted and used as a rule of thumb in legal contexts.
The lawyer cited a well-known brocard to support her argument in court.
A short Latin aphorism, especially one found in medieval canon law, that articulates a general legal principle.
The collection of canon law was organized around a series of brocards that guided judges in moral cases.