parent law; fundamental law; source law
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
fundamental law; constitution
formalLegal term. The 'parent law' or 'fundamental law' is the supreme law of a state, from which other laws derive their validity. It is contrasted with '子法' (subordinate law).
Xiàn宪
fǎ法
shì是
guó国
jiā家
de的
mǔ母
fǎ法
。
The constitution is the parent law of the nation.
Suǒ所
yǒu有
fǎ法
lǜ律
dōu都
bù不
dé得
yǔ与
mǔ母
fǎ法
xiāng相
dǐ抵
chù触
。
All laws must not conflict with the fundamental law.
noun
source law; parent legislation
formalLegal term describing a foreign law that serves as the model or origin for a country's own legislation.
Dé德
guó国
de的
mín民
fǎ法
diǎn典
shì是
xǔ许
duō多
guó国
jiā家
mín民
fǎ法
de的
mǔ母
fǎ法
。
The German Civil Code is the source law for the civil codes of many countries.
Gāi该
guó国
fǎ法
lǜ律
tǐ体
xì系
yǐ以
Yīng英
guó国
pǔ普
tōng通
fǎ法
wéi为
mǔ母
fǎ法
。
That country's legal system has English common law as its parent legislation.
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Yán研
jiū究
fǎ法
lǜ律
yí移
zhí植
bì必
xū须
kǎo考
chá察
qí其
mǔ母
fǎ法
de的
yuán原
mào貌
。
Studying legal transplantation requires examining the original state of its source law.