Etymology

actus rei

Latin āctūs
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  1. Latin · derived fromāctūs
  2. English todayactus rei

First attested in 1970; from the Latin āctūs (“acts”, the nominative plural form of āctus, “act”) + reī (the masculine nominative plural form of reus, “guilty”).

Words from the same roots

Latināctūs all →

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