EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
jurist, legal expert...
native, indigenous, inherent...
Taal (referring to the volcano, lake, or town)...
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/DA-lub-ba-TAS/
FIL: Isang taong dalubhasa sa larangan ng batas; isang eksperto sa pag-aaral, pagpapaliwanag, o paglikha ng batas.
EN: jurist, legal expert
Not just your everyday "Attorney!". A dalub-batas is the final boss of lawyers. They don't just argue cases; they write the books that other lawyers study. They're the ones who can find a loophole in your condo's "no pets" policy by citing a 19th-century provincial decree. Level 99 Abogado.
From `dalub` (expert) + `batas` (law).
ROOT MEANING: law; rule
More formal and profound than `abogado` (lawyer/attorney). It implies a deep, scholarly understanding of the law itself, not just its practice.
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🇵🇭 Kinonsulta ng senado ang isang dalub-batas para sa bagong panukala.
🇺🇸 The senate consulted a jurist for the new bill.
🇵🇭 Si Jose P. Laurel ay isang tanyag na dalub-batas sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.
🇺🇸 Jose P. Laurel is a famous legal expert in Philippine history.
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