de medietate linguae

de medietate linguae (dee mee-dee-[schwa]-tay-tee ling-gwee). [Law Latin] Of half-tongue. • This term describes a jury made up of an equal number of natives and aliens. Edward III originally provided for such a jury in commercial cases when one party was an alien. It was later extended to criminal cases. If enough aliens could not be found, trial proceeded with the available number.
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译者Frank,毕业于英国一流的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译涉及交通物流领域的法律文件。