1. Existing law.
2. The principle that a court should decide based on actual law and not on how it thinks the law ought to be. Cf. DE LEGE FERENDA.
de lege lata
de lege lata (dee lee-jee lay-t[schwa]). [Latin “from law passed”] Int’l law.
1. Existing law.
2. The principle that a court should decide based on actual law and not on how it thinks the law ought to be. Cf. DE LEGE FERENDA.
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