latae sententiae
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin latae sententiae (“of a sentence [already] passed”).
Adjective
[edit]latae sententiae (not comparable)
- (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).