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Lex lata

Summary

Lex lata is a legal term or legal concept[1]. It draws 121 Wikipedia views per month (legal_term_or_legal_concept category, ranking #132 of 484).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lex lata's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[3].
  • Lex lata's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase[4].
  • Lex lata is a type of Q76419834[5].
  • Lex lata is a type of type of law[6].
  • Lex lata's said to be the same as is recorded as positive law[7].
  • Lex lata is the opposite of Lex ferenda[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include legal term or legal concept[3] and Latin phrase[4]. Recorded subclass of include Q76419834[5] and type of law[6]. Lex lata is the opposite of Lex ferenda[8].

Why It Matters

Lex lata draws 121 Wikipedia views per month (legal_term_or_legal_concept category, ranking #132 of 484).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lex-lata_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Lex lata}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lex-lata}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Épico · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → Q76419834, type of law
    Instance of → legal term or legal concept, Latin phrase
    Said to be the same as → positive law
    Opposite of → Lex ferenda
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q63718619]]"
  2. 16d ago · Épico · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → legal term or legal concept, Latin phrase
    Subclass of → Q76419834, type of law
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q2135465]]"
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