English Dictionary

brocard

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbɹəʊkəd/

名詞

(law) A legal principle usually expressed in Latin, traditionally used to concisely express a wider legal concept or rule.

日本語の意味

法律上の原則やルールを簡潔に表すための、ラテン語由来の法的格言

The judge referred to a well-known brocard to justify the ruling.

裁判官は判決を正当化するためによく知られた法格言を引用した。

意味（1）

(law) A legal principle usually expressed in Latin, traditionally used to concisely express a wider legal concept or rule.

The other question was as to the proper legal meaning of the brocard, “heres heredis mei est heres meus.”

brocards （ plural ）