Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lex lata

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: lex la-ta
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The law as it is.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1997, Lyal S Sunga, The Emerging System of International Criminal Law http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN9041104720&id=Dbb8eQH-vbQC&pg=PA127&lpg=PA127&sig=3A8fBOXMx7bQAO7AWXOIUA6Lzyw At that point, little purpose would be served in maintaining categories fashioned so closely to the lex lata that the Code would crystallize traditional technical distinctions."
"2000, Nikolaos K. Tsagourias, The Jurisprudence of International Law http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0719054656&id=V_YiUMuaIQwC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&sig=Gpm22qlBVtypDtVqQreLbz6pDrw This also betrays an interest in transforming world order by approximating lex lata with lex ferenda."
"Lex ferenda serves as a label for something which has at least conceptual existence, as a contrast or opposite to lex lata, the law that exists and obliges the subjects of law to adopt, or to refrain from, certain defined courses of conduct in certain defined circumstances."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēx lāta (“the law borne”) (see below).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lēx lāta

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does lex lata mean?: The law as it is.
Where does lex lata come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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