lex ferenda

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, "the law to be borne", as opposed to lēx lāta.

Noun[edit]

lēx ferenda f sg (genitive lēgis ferendae); third declension

  1. (law) what the law ought to be

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun with a first-declension adjective, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative lēx ferenda
Genitive lēgis ferendae
Dative lēgī ferendae
Accusative lēgem ferendam
Ablative lēge ferendā
Vocative lēx ferenda

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