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pars victa

English translation: the defeated party

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Latin term or phrase:	pars victa
English translation:	the defeated party
Entered by:	Joseph J. Brazauskas

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16:29 Feb 11, 2008

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Latin term or phrase: pars victa

This is from an ecclesiastical text about marriage annullment.

The sentence is: "Ratione insuper semper habita paupertatis partis victae"

This is what I've got: "On addition, an account of the *defeated party's* financial situation should always be considered"

I know that "pars conventa" means "defendant" but I can't work out the meaning for "pars victa"........??

Nina Storey KudoZ activity Questions: 50 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 24 United Kingdom
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the defeated party

Explanation:
'Ratione insuper semper habita paupertatis partis victae' = 'With consideration always taken above all of the defeated party's low income'.

'Habenda autem est ratio paupertatis partis victae ad effectum expensarum compensationis decernendae' = 'Consideration, moveover, must be taken of the defeated party's low income regarding the effect of the expenses in determining compensation'.

In 'ad effectum expensarum compensationis decernendae' the gerund, for clarity's sake, would have been preferable, as being equivilent to 'ad effectum decernendi expensas compensationis'.

That is to say,

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