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Prawo średniowiecznej Walii Cyfraith Hywel – prolegomena do Glosariusza walijsko-polskiej terminologii prawnej
Cyfraith Hywel—a Prolegomena to Welsh-Polish Legal Terminology

Author(s): Katarzyna Jaworska-Biskup
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: legal terminology; Wales; Middle Ages; Welsh-Polish comparative studies

Summary/Abstract: This article presents an overview of selected legal terminology of Welsh medieval law. Welsh legal terms are appended with their Polish equivalents. The legal vocabulary pertains to the following categories: posts and professions, family and marital law, property law, the law of obligations, criminal law, and judicial proceedings. The paper aims at providing a Welsh-Polish glossary of legal terms. The material subjected to the analysis has been extracted from legal sources, commentaries and other literature.

  • Issue Year: 69/2021
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 55-85
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: Polish