How to Say "legal system" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “legal system” is “ordenamiento” — C1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
El ordenamiento jurídico garantiza los derechos de todos los ciudadanos.
The legal system guarantees the rights of all citizens.
Es necesario adaptar nuestro ordenamiento a las nuevas tecnologías.
It is necessary to adapt our legal framework to new technologies.
Esta norma no tiene cabida en el ordenamiento actual.
This rule has no place in the current legislation.
Always Masculine
Even though it ends in '-miento,' which is common for nouns describing a process, it is always 'el ordenamiento' and never changes based on what laws it describes.
Collective Meaning
This word usually refers to the whole 'collection' of laws as one single unit, rather than one specific law (which would be 'una ley').
Ordenamiento vs. Orden
Mistake: “El orden jurídico de España.”
Correction: El ordenamiento jurídico de España.
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