English
latae sententiae
Latae sententiae comes from Latin latae sententiae ‘of a sentence already passed’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElatae sententiae‘of a sentence already passed’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElatae sententiae‘of a sentence already passed’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Latin latae sententiae
Today it means
adj Of a penalty, coming into force as soon as a law is broken, by force of the law itself (such as excommunication for various specified offences).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin latae sententiae / latae sententiae