Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Custos legis
English translation:
Custos Legis
Added to glossary by
Daniel Fernandes
Feb 10, 2023 15:15
1 yr ago
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Portuguese term
Brazil
Localization,translation&interpretation
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Custos legis
Portuguese to English
Other
Government / Politics
Atribuições:
Custos legis (fiscalização da devida observância do ordenamento jurídico, no âmbito dos procedimentos e das decisões das respectivas Instituições de Controle)
Custos legis (fiscalização da devida observância do ordenamento jurídico, no âmbito dos procedimentos e das decisões das respectivas Instituições de Controle)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | Custos Legis |
Clauwolf
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| 4 | Fiscalização legal |
Mark Robertson
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| 4 | guardian of the law |
Oliver Simões
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| 3 | Public Reviewer of Legality |
Adrian MM.
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Proposed translations
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24 mins
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Custos Legis
:) Uma expressão latina, não se traduz
https://eutenhodireito.com.br/custos-legis-significado/
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http://juniorbonfim.blogspot.com/2012/11/custus-legis-ou-cus...
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É expressão latina sim (a última nota leva a um blog em que dois advogados discutem o tema)
https://eutenhodireito.com.br/custos-legis-significado/
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http://juniorbonfim.blogspot.com/2012/11/custus-legis-ou-cus...
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É expressão latina sim (a última nota leva a um blog em que dois advogados discutem o tema)
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20 mins
Mark Robertson
Native in English
Translations by lawyers for lawyers
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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44
Fiscalização legal
Custos legis significa guardião da lei, fiscal da correta aplicação da lei, verdadeiro defensor da sociedade. Desse modo, a frase fica assim: O Parquet acima de tudo é custos legis . à O Ministério Público acima de tudo é fiscal da correta aplicação da lei.
Por sua vez, custos legis significa guardião da lei, fiscal da correta aplicação da lei, verdadeiro defensor da sociedade. Desse modo, a frase fica assim: O Parquet acima de tudo é custos legis . à O Ministério Público acima de tudo é fiscal da correta aplicação da lei.
https://www.mpf.mp.br/sp/atuacao/custos-legis
https://www.tse.jus.br/o-tse/acervo/eleitor-eleicoes-area-ju...
Por sua vez, custos legis significa guardião da lei, fiscal da correta aplicação da lei, verdadeiro defensor da sociedade. Desse modo, a frase fica assim: O Parquet acima de tudo é custos legis . à O Ministério Público acima de tudo é fiscal da correta aplicação da lei.
https://www.mpf.mp.br/sp/atuacao/custos-legis
https://www.tse.jus.br/o-tse/acervo/eleitor-eleicoes-area-ju...
3 hrs
Adrian MM.
Austria
Austria
Native in English
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
Public Reviewer of Legality
Custos legis is neither a Latin term used in English-speaking Common Law countries, nor does it appear in any legal Latin dictionaries or glossaries I have to hand. So there is no point leaving the term in Latin.
Procurator generally in administrative matters and, in E&W, the Queen's and now King's Proctor intervening primarily in divorce and probate case where there is a hint of foul play or collusion.
Procurator generally in administrative matters and, in E&W, the Queen's and now King's Proctor intervening primarily in divorce and probate case where there is a hint of foul play or collusion.
Example sentence:
Custos Legis (Fiscal da Lei). O MPF atua também como fiscal da lei, sempre que em determinado processo haja questão de interesse público subjacente.
General supervision was defined by Soviet writers on administrative law as meaning *supervision by the procurators over legality in administration*.
5 hrs
Oliver Simões
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
guardian of the law
I don't believe this Latin phrase is well-known to most speakers of English. I would definitely translate it.
custos legis: (latim) fiscal da lei
Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo, on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/TJSPoficial/posts/3614408475286447/
Ocorreu-me agora a custódia, do Latim custodia, “ato de guardar, de vigiar”, de custos, “guardião, vigilante”. É mais uma palavra que está em grande uso devido aos tradutores de filmes. As pessoas vivem ficando “sob custódia” em vez de “serem presas”. https://origemdapalavra.com.br/palavras/custodia/
Example Sentences
Prosecutor's Office is no longer a mere guardian of the law (custos legis) to become guardian of society. (custos societatis)... https://caroa.org.br/revista/index.php/rima/article/download...
When acting as custos legis, that is, as guardian of the law. 83. Article 955 of of Brazilian Civil Procedure Code. 84. “Article 300. https://www.dechert.com/content/dam/dechert files/knowledge/...
guardian of the law: https://www.google.com/search?q="guardian of the law"
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Indeed, a search for "custos legis" + "legal definition" produced most results associated with Brazil, some from Brazilian websites. There were a few instances on English-only websites. This somehow confirms that this Latin expression is not very well-known to English speakers.
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Google Search URL: https://www.google.com/search?q="custos legis" legal definit...
custos legis: (latim) fiscal da lei
Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo, on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/TJSPoficial/posts/3614408475286447/
Ocorreu-me agora a custódia, do Latim custodia, “ato de guardar, de vigiar”, de custos, “guardião, vigilante”. É mais uma palavra que está em grande uso devido aos tradutores de filmes. As pessoas vivem ficando “sob custódia” em vez de “serem presas”. https://origemdapalavra.com.br/palavras/custodia/
Example Sentences
Prosecutor's Office is no longer a mere guardian of the law (custos legis) to become guardian of society. (custos societatis)... https://caroa.org.br/revista/index.php/rima/article/download...
When acting as custos legis, that is, as guardian of the law. 83. Article 955 of of Brazilian Civil Procedure Code. 84. “Article 300. https://www.dechert.com/content/dam/dechert files/knowledge/...
guardian of the law: https://www.google.com/search?q="guardian of the law"
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Note added at 6 hrs (2023-02-10 21:47:21 GMT)
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Indeed, a search for "custos legis" + "legal definition" produced most results associated with Brazil, some from Brazilian websites. There were a few instances on English-only websites. This somehow confirms that this Latin expression is not very well-known to English speakers.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2023-02-10 21:48:00 GMT)
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Google Search URL: https://www.google.com/search?q="custos legis" legal definit...
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