juridical act

noun

Any conduct by a person intended to create, modify, transfer, preserve, or extinguish a right, obligation, or legal relationship.

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juristic actlegal act
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Meanings

nounjuridical act (plural juridical acts)

plural juridical acts

  1. LouisianaPhilippinescivil lawAny conduct by a person intended to create, modify, transfer, preserve, or extinguish a right, obligation, or legal relationship.

    Synonyms: juristic act, legal act

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny conduct by a person intended to create, modify, transfer, preserve, or extinguish a right, obligation, or legal relationship.

Similar
juristic actlegal act
Also see
juristic act

Translations

Danish retshandel
  • retshandelvolitional act intended to bring about legal effects
Dutch rechtshandeling
  • rechtshandelingvolitional act intended to bring about legal effects
Finnish oikeustoimi
  • oikeustoimivolitional act intended to bring about legal effects
French acte juridique
  • acte juridiquevolitional act intended to bring about legal effects
German Rechtshandlung
  • Rechtshandlungvolitional act intended to bring about legal effects
Greek έννομη πράξη
  • έννομη πράξη (énnomi práxi)volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
Italian atto giuridico
  • atto giuridicovolitional act intended to bring about legal effects
Japanese 法律行為
  • 法律行為 (hōritsu kōi)volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
Korean 법률행위
  • 법률행위 (beomnyulhaeng'wi)volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
Norwegian rettshandel
  • rettshandelvolitional act intended to bring about legal effects
Polish akt prawny
  • akt prawnyvolitional act intended to bring about legal effects
Portuguese ato jurídico
  • ato jurídicovolitional act intended to bring about legal effects
Spanish acto jurídico
  • acto jurídicovolitional act intended to bring about legal effects
Swedish rättshandling
  • rättshandlingvolitional act intended to bring about legal effects
Thai นิติกรรม
  • นิติกรรม (ní-dtì-gam)volitional act intended to bring about legal effects
Cite this entry
APA

juridical act. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juridical%20act

MLA

“juridical act.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juridical%20act. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “juridical act,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/juridical%20act.

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