common law
The English phrase "common law" is translated into Italian as common law.
The English term 'common law' is used directly in Italian legal contexts to refer to the Anglo-Saxon legal system.
Meaning: legal system of England and its former colonies (noun)
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- The Italian concept of 'law' is split between diritto, which refers to the legal system or a right, and legge, which refers to a specific piece of legislation, making 'common law' impossible to translate with a single Italian word.
- Italian lawyers use common law as an untranslated loanword because the Italian diritto civile system is based on written codes and has no conceptual equivalent to the English system of judicial precedents.
- While common law refers to the English system, Italian legal scholars use the term civil law to describe their own system, creating a linguistic pairing of English terms even when speaking Italian.
Examples in context
- La mia amica mi ha spiegato la legge di origine giurisprudenziale inglese. Sembra molto diversa dal nostro sistema legale.My friend explained to me the English common law. It seems very different from our legal system.
- Il common law è diverso dal sistema di civil law.The common law is different from the civil law system.
- Studiamo le basi del common law in questo corso.We are studying the basics of the common law in this course.
- Molti paesi seguono la tradizione del common law.Many countries follow the common law tradition.
Example conversation
Two law students are discussing their comparative law assignment.
- MartinaAlessandro, hai finito la ricerca sul common law?Alessandro, have you finished the research on the common law?
- AlessandroSì, Martina, ma è un argomento molto complesso.Yes, Martina, but it is a very complex subject.
- MartinaÈ vero, la giurisprudenza è fondamentale in quel sistema.It is true, case law is fundamental in that system.
- AlessandroEsatto, e dobbiamo analizzarlo bene per l'esame.Exactly, and we must analyze it well for the exam.
