Etymology

acquis

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Today it means: The accumulated legislation, legal acts, and court decisions which constitute the total body of European Union law. Full definition →

French acquis
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  1. French · borrowed fromacquis“that has been acquired or obtained”
  2. English todayacquis

Shortened from acquis communautaire: French acquis (“that has been acquired or obtained”) + communautaire (“of the community”).

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