latae sententiae

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin latae sententiae (“of a sentence [already] passed”).

Adjective[edit]

latae sententiae (not comparable)

  1. (canon law, postpositive) 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).

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