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De lege ferenda
De lege ferenda(United Kingdom) What the law ought to be (as opposed to what the law is). SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- De lege lata (United Kingdom) What the law is (as opposed to what the law ought to be). De lunatico inquirendo The name of a writ directed to the sheriff, directing him to inquire by good and lawful men whether the party charged is, a lunatic or not. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- De homine replegiando The name of a writ which is used to replevy a man out of prison, or out of the custody of a private person. De incremento Of the increase. De injuria Of wrong. De judaismo, statutum The name of a statute passed in the reign of Edw. I., which enacted severe and absurd penalties against the Jews. De jure By right. Lawful De lege ferenda De lege lata (United Kingdom) What the law is (as opposed to what the law ought to be). De lunatico inquirendo The name of a writ directed to the sheriff, directing him to inquire by good and lawful men whether the party charged is, a lunatic or not. De medietate linguae Of half tongue. This expression was used to signify that a jury for the trial of a foreigner or alien for a crime, was to be composed one half of natives and the other of foreigners. De melioribus damnis Of the better damages. When a plaintiff has sued several defendants, and the damages have been assessed severally against each, he has the choice of selecting the best, as he cannot recover the whole. This is doue by making, an election de melioribus damnis. De mercatoribus This is the name of a statute passed in the 11 Edw. I.; it is usually called the statute of Acton Burnell De Mercatoribus. It was passed in consequence of the complaints of foreign merchants, who could not recover the claims, because the lands of the debtors could not be sold for their debts. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for De lege ferenda. If you have a better definition for De lege ferenda than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of De lege ferenda may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on De lege ferenda and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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