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DE MINIMIS NON CURAT LEX [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- de minimis non curat lex
1, record 1, English, de%20minimis%20non%20curat%20lex
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- the law does not concern itself with trifles 2, record 1, English, the%20law%20does%20not%20concern%20itself%20with%20trifles
- the law cares not about trifling matters 2, record 1, English, the%20law%20cares%20not%20about%20trifling%20matters
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- des petites choses la loi ne se soucie pas 1, record 1, French, des%20petites%20choses%20la%20loi%20ne%20se%20soucie%20pas
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- la loi ne se soucie pas des bagatelles 2, record 1, French, la%20loi%20ne%20se%20soucie%20pas%20des%20bagatelles
- la loi n'a cure des détails 2, record 1, French, la%20loi%20n%27a%20cure%20des%20d%C3%A9tails
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho procesal
- Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- minimis non curat lex
1, record 1, Spanish, minimis%20non%20curat%20lex
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- la ley no se ocupa de los asuntos insignificantes 1, record 1, Spanish, la%20ley%20no%20se%20ocupa%20de%20los%20asuntos%20insignificantes
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
de minimis: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la locución "de minimis" se aplica [...] a lo que no tiene la suficiente importancia para que la ley le preste atención. Proviene de las expresiones latinas "de minimis non curat praetor" y de "minimis non curat lex", que podrían traducirse "de los asuntos intrascendentes no se ocupa el magistrado" y "la ley no se ocupa de los asuntos insignificantes" [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - minimis%20non%20curat%20lex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
de minimis: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la locución latina "de minimis", propia del lenguaje jurídico, se escribe en letra cursiva y sin tilde en minimis. 1, record 1, Spanish, - minimis%20non%20curat%20lex
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-03-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- de minimis
1, record 2, English, de%20minimis
correct, Latin, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De minimis is a Latin expression meaning "about minimal things", normally in the locutions de minimis non curat praetor("The praetor does not concern himself with trifles") or de minimis non curat lex("The law does not concern itself with trifles")... 2, record 2, English, - de%20minimis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- de minimis
1, record 2, French, de%20minimis
correct, Latin
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho procesal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- de minimis
1, record 2, Spanish, de%20minimis
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
de minimis: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la locución "de minimis" se aplica a aquello relacionado con las cosas pequeñas o más específicamente a lo que no tiene la suficiente importancia para que la ley le preste atención. Proviene de las expresiones latinas "de minimis non curat praetor" y de "minimis non curat lex", que podrían traducirse "de los asuntos intrascendentes no se ocupa el magistrado" y "la ley no se ocupa de los asuntos insignificantes" [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - de%20minimis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
de minimis: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la locución latina "de minimis", propia del lenguaje jurídico, se escribe en letra cursiva y sin tilde en minimis. 1, record 2, Spanish, - de%20minimis
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