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Law Latin, sometimes written L.L. or L. Lat., [1] and sometimes derisively referred to as Dog Latin, [2] is a form of Latin used in legal contexts. While some of the vocabulary does come from Latin, much of it stems from English. [1] [ Give examples. ] Law Latin may also be seen as consisting of a mixture of English, French and Latin words superimposed over an English syntax. [3]

Law Latin was the language in which the legal opinions of English courts were recorded at least until the reign of George II. Under his reign, the Proceedings in Courts of Justice Act 1730 (effective from 1733) mandated that all records of legal proceedings in England were to be made in English rather than Latin. Law Latin was also used as the language of writs, royal charters, letters patent and many other legal instruments. As late as 1867, Law Latin was still in use in England and Scotland for some legal instruments. [1] In South Africa, knowledge of Latin was a requirement in order to join the General Council of the Bar in order to advocate in the courts until 1988 when it was abolished. [4]

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  1. 1 2 3 Burrill, Alexander M. (1867). A Law Dictionary and Glossary . Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Baker, Voorhis & Co. pp. 135–136 – via HeinOnline.
  2. ↑ Garner, Bryan A. (1990). A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage . Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-1950-7769-8.
  3. ↑ Garner, Bryan A., ed. (2009). Black's Law Dictionary (9th ed.). ISBN   978-0-314-19949-2.
  4. ↑ "The demise of Latin for legal practice" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-08-10.
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