Phrase guide

juristic act

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any conduct by a person intended to create, modify, transfer, preserve, or extinguish a right, obligation, or legal relationship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa

Qualifier: civil law

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Across languages

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: retshandel — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • Dutch: rechtshandeling — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • Finnish: oikeustoimi — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • French: acte juridique — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • German: Rechtshandlung — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • Greek: έννομη πράξη (énnomi práxi) — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • Italian: atto giuridico — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • Japanese: 法律行為 (hōritsu kōi) — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • Korean: 법률행위 (beomnyulhaeng'wi) — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • Norwegian: rettshandel — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • Polish: akt prawny — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • Portuguese: ato jurídico — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • Spanish: acto jurídico — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • Swedish: rättshandling — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
  • Thai: นิติกรรม (ní-dtì-gam) — volitional act intended to bring about legal effects