Legal Definition and Related Resources of Poenitentia
Meaning of Poenitentia
(Lat. from poenitere, to repent). In the civil law. Repentance; a change of mind or purpose; the rescinding of a contract.
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This definition of Poenitentia is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This entry needs to be proofread.
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Concept of “Poenitentia”
Traditional meaning of poenitentia in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Repentance; change of mind.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Poenitentia”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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