Nulla poena sine lege in Spanish and Italian

Definition

No penalty without a law.

Spanish and Italian equivalents

In Spanish, Nulla poena sine lege is rendered as Nulla poena sine lege; in Italian, as Nulla poena sine lege. Spanish equivalents follow Argentine (Rioplatense) usage where it differs from European Spanish. In a certified translation the equivalent is chosen for the target jurisdiction; where the concept has no exact counterpart, the source term is kept alongside a functional explanation.

Translating Latin Legal Terms & Maxims terminology

Latin is the one vocabulary the three legal languages share, but they do not use it in the same way. Terms such as res judicata, habeas corpus, pro bono or prima facie are everyday English in U.S. courts; Spanish and Italian lawyers use many of the same maxims yet often prefer a vernacular form (cosa juzgada, giudicato). A certified translation keeps the Latin where the target reader expects it and substitutes the native term where the Latin would read as foreign — a judgement call that depends on the document and its audience.

Related terms in Latin Legal Terms & Maxims

Ab initio — Ab initio (desde el inicio)
Actus reus — Acto reo / Elemento material
Ad hoc — Ad hoc (para esto)
Ad litem — Ad litem (para el litigio)
Amicus curiae — Amicus curiae / Amigo del tribunal
Bona fide — De buena fe
Caveat emptor — Caveat emptor / A riesgo del comprador
Corpus delicti — Cuerpo del delito
De facto — De facto / De hecho
De jure — De jure / De derecho
Dolus — Dolo
Erga omnes — Erga omnes / Frente a todos
Ex aequo et bono — Ex aequo et bono / Según equidad
Ex parte — Ex parte / De una sola parte
Habeas corpus — Habeas corpus
In dubio pro reo — In dubio pro reo
In flagrante delicto — In fraganti / En flagrancia
Inter partes — Inter partes / Entre las partes
Ipso facto — Ipso facto
Ipso jure — Ipso iure / De pleno derecho
Iura novit curia — Iura novit curia
Lex fori — Lex fori / Ley del foro
Lex loci — Lex loci / Ley del lugar
Locus standi — Legitimación / Locus standi
Mens rea — Mens rea / Elemento subjetivo
Modus operandi — Modus operandi
Mutatis mutandis — Mutatis mutandis
Ne bis in idem — Ne bis in idem / Non bis in idem
Nemo iudex in causa sua — Nadie puede ser juez en causa propia
Obiter dictum — Obiter dictum
Onus probandi — Onus probandi / Carga de la prueba
Pacta sunt servanda — Pacta sunt servanda
Prima facie — Prima facie
Pro bono — Pro bono
Pro rata — Prorrata / A prorrata
Quid pro quo — Quid pro quo
Ratio decidendi — Ratio decidendi / Razón de la decisión
Res judicata — Cosa juzgada
Sine die — Sine die
Stare decisis — Stare decisis
Sub judice — Sub iudice
Ultra vires — Ultra vires / Más allá de las facultades
Vacatio legis — Vacatio legis
Versus (v.) — Contra (c.)
Audi alteram partem — Audi alteram partem / Oír a la otra parte
Actori incumbit probatio — La prueba incumbe al actor
Animus — Animus / Intención
De minimis — De minimis
Ex officio — De oficio
Ignorantia juris non excusat — La ignorancia de la ley no excusa
In camera — A puertas cerradas / In camera
In limine — In limine
In pari delicto — In pari delicto / Igual culpa
Inter alia — Inter alia / Entre otras cosas
Mandamus — Mandamus / Mandamiento
Nexus — Nexo
Per curiam — Per curiam
Per se — Per se / En sí mismo
Res ipsa loquitur — Res ipsa loquitur / La cosa habla por sí misma
Sui generis — Sui generis
Ultra petita — Ultra petita

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Nulla poena sine lege — in Spanish and Italian.