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brocard.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɹəʊkəd/UK/ˈbɹəʊkɑːd/UK/ˈbɹoʊkɚd/US/ˈbɹoʊkɑrd/US
  1. A legal principle usually expressed in Latin, traditionally used to concisely express a wider legal concept or rule.

Where this word comes from

From French brocard, cognate with Medieval Latin brocarda, brocardicorum opus, a collection of canonical laws written by the bishop Burchard of Worms.

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