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Definition of Brocard
1. n. An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics.
Definition of Brocard
1. Noun. (legal) A legal principle usually expressed in Latin, traditionally used to concisely express a wider legal concept or rule. ¹
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Definition of Brocard
1. an elementary law [n -S]
Medical Definition of Brocard
1. An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics. "The legal brocard, "Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus," is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to consciousness." (Sir W. Hamilton) Origin: Perh. Fr. Brocardica, Brocardicorum opus, a collection of ecclesiastical canons by Burkhard, Bishop of Worms, called, by the Italians and French, Brocard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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