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Custos legis

English translation: Custos Legis

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Portuguese term or phrase:Custos legis
English translation:Custos Legis
Entered by: Daniel Fernandes

15:15 Feb 10, 2023
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Portuguese term or phrase: Custos legis
Atribuições:

Custos legis (fiscalização da devida observância do ordenamento jurídico, no âmbito dos procedimentos e das decisões das respectivas Instituições de Controle)
Daniel Fernandes
Brazil
Local time: 04:34
Custos Legis
Explanation:
:) Uma expressão latina, não se traduz

https://eutenhodireito.com.br/custos-legis-significado/

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http://juniorbonfim.blogspot.com/2012/11/custus-legis-ou-cus...

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É expressão latina sim (a última nota leva a um blog em que dois advogados discutem o tema)
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Clauwolf
Local time: 04:34
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Custos Legis
Clauwolf
4Fiscalização legal
Mark Robertson
4guardian of the law
Oliver Simões
3Public Reviewer of Legality
Adrian MM.


  

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Fiscalização legal


Explanation:
Custos legis significa guardião da lei, fiscal da correta aplicação da lei, verdadeiro defensor da sociedade. Desse modo, a frase fica assim: O Parquet acima de tudo é custos legis . à O Ministério Público acima de tudo é fiscal da correta aplicação da lei.

Por sua vez, custos legis significa guardião da lei, fiscal da correta aplicação da lei, verdadeiro defensor da sociedade. Desse modo, a frase fica assim: O Parquet acima de tudo é custos legis . à O Ministério Público acima de tudo é fiscal da correta aplicação da lei.

https://www.mpf.mp.br/sp/atuacao/custos-legis

https://www.tse.jus.br/o-tse/acervo/eleitor-eleicoes-area-ju...

Mark Robertson
Local time: 08:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Adrian MM.: into English ?
6 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Public Reviewer of Legality


Explanation:
Custos legis is neither a Latin term used in English-speaking Common Law countries, nor does it appear in any legal Latin dictionaries or glossaries I have to hand. So there is no point leaving the term in Latin.

Procurator generally in administrative matters and, in E&W, the Queen's and now King's Proctor intervening primarily in divorce and probate case where there is a hint of foul play or collusion.



Example sentence(s):
  • Custos Legis (Fiscal da Lei). O MPF atua também como fiscal da lei, sempre que em determinado processo haja questão de interesse público subjacente.
  • General supervision was defined by Soviet writers on administrative law as meaning *supervision by the procurators over legality in administration*.

    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese-to-french/law-general/2...
    Reference: http://terrorismlegislationreviewer.independent.gov.uk
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Custos Legis


Explanation:
:) Uma expressão latina, não se traduz

https://eutenhodireito.com.br/custos-legis-significado/

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http://juniorbonfim.blogspot.com/2012/11/custus-legis-ou-cus...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2023-02-10 19:50:13 GMT)
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É expressão latina sim (a última nota leva a um blog em que dois advogados discutem o tema)


Clauwolf
Local time: 04:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 31
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Super thanks to all of you who engaged and put in the time and effort to help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ZT-Translations: Bom trabalho! Também encontrei este termo em um artigo em inglês na Wikipedia. Aqui vai o link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecutor
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agree  Paulinho Fonseca
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custos legis
guardian of the law


Explanation:
I don't believe this Latin phrase is well-known to most speakers of English. I would definitely translate it.

custos legis: (latim) fiscal da lei
Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo, on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/TJSPoficial/posts/3614408475286447/

Ocorreu-me agora a custódia, do Latim custodia, “ato de guardar, de vigiar”, de custos, “guardião, vigilante”. É mais uma palavra que está em grande uso devido aos tradutores de filmes. As pessoas vivem ficando “sob custódia” em vez de “serem presas”. https://origemdapalavra.com.br/palavras/custodia/

Example Sentences

Prosecutor's Office is no longer a mere guardian of the law (custos legis) to become guardian of society. (custos societatis)... https://caroa.org.br/revista/index.php/rima/article/download...

When acting as custos legis, that is, as guardian of the law. 83. Article 955 of of Brazilian Civil Procedure Code. 84. “Article 300. https://www.dechert.com/content/dam/dechert files/knowledge/...

guardian of the law: https://www.google.com/search?q="guardian of the law"

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Indeed, a search for "custos legis" + "legal definition" produced most results associated with Brazil, some from Brazilian websites. There were a few instances on English-only websites. This somehow confirms that this Latin expression is not very well-known to English speakers.

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Google Search URL: https://www.google.com/search?q="custos legis" legal definit...

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 00:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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