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Court holds that legal terms used in fact-finding must be interpreted according to common language usage.

Case Number 078572
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the appeal regarding the interpretation of a legal term used during fact-finding proceedings. The appellant argued the term should retain its technical legal meaning, while the court found it was employed in its ordinary sense. Consequently, the decision stands because the term must be understood according to common language usage when used in fact-finding.

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MATERIA DE FACTO MATERIA DE DIREITO CONCEITO JURIDICO LINGUAGEM COMUM

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fact-finding interpretation common language usage legal terminology ordinary meaning civil procedure law

Cited Legislation

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Art. 333, n.º 1 do Código de Processo Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00000943

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199003080785722

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 203

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL LISBOA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/5D6AB2AB76F1F000802568FC00393BB0?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Quando no julgamento da materia de facto se utilize um termo utilizado na linguagem juridica, mas recebido pela linguagem comum, deve entender-se que foi tomado no sentido vulgar.