mandato judicial permanente
/mandato xudiθjal peɾmanente/from spelling rules
The English phrase "permanent injunction" is translated into Spanish as mandato judicial permanente.
This phrase refers to a court order that permanently stops a person or entity from performing a specific act.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the plural form, mandatos judiciales permanentes, both the noun and the adjectives must agree in gender and number.
How do you pronounce it?
/mandato xudiθjal peɾmanente/
Did you know?
- The word mandato is a learned borrowing from the Latin mandātum, which originally combined the roots for 'hand' and 'to entrust'.
- Spanish legal terminology is heavily influenced by the Napoleonic Code, meaning a mandato judicial operates under a civil law system rather than the common law system used in the US and UK.
- In Spanish legal contexts, you might see mandato used to mean a 'power of attorney' in non-court settings, whereas 'injunction' is strictly a court-related term.
Example conversation
Two lawyers are discussing a court case in an office.
- LucíaMateo, ¿ya tenemos el mandato judicial permanente?Mateo, do we have the permanent injunction yet?
- MateoSí, Lucía, el tribunal lo aprobó ayer.Yes, Lucía, the court approved it yesterday.
- LucíaPerfecto, ahora no pueden volver a entrar.Perfect, now they cannot enter again.
- MateoExacto, el mandato judicial permanente es definitivo.Exactly, the permanent injunction is final.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries judicial, mandato, permanente, CC BY-SA 4.0.
