Legal terminology · Property & agreements
pacta sunt servanda — Agreements must be kept
pacta sunt servanda means agreements must be kept. Latin source words and legal terminology examples: The principle pacta sunt servanda.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Agreements must be kept
- Latin: pacta sunt servanda
Examples and word parts
The principle pacta sunt servanda
A principle that binding agreements must be performed in good faith, notably in treaty law.
Word parts: pacta (agreements) + sunt (are) + servanda (to be kept)
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Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals legal terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.