levato velo

levato velo (l[schwa]-vay-toh vee-loh). [Latin “with the curtain raised”] Roman law. The principle, applied to cases of wreck and salvage, and later to all maritime matters, that cases should be heard in public. • Although commentators disagree about the origin of the expression, it probably refers to the place where causes were heard. A sail was spread before the door, and when the cases were heard, the sail was raised, allowing the proceedings to be open to the public.

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法律翻译Terris，毕业于欧洲顶尖的法学院，专注翻译各类与专利上诉有关的法律文件。