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acquis

acquis

noun ah-KWEE Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: Borrowed from French acquis communautaire (what has been acquired by the Community).

Also means

body of EU law

Usage Note

Acquis (invariable; used in full as acquis communautaire) is the entire body of EU legislation, treaties, court rulings, and obligations that candidate countries must adopt before accession. It is a French loanword used without translation across all EU languages. The word is invariable in Italian — l'acquis, gli acquis — and is pronounced with a silent final 's', as in French.

Examples

"Il paese candidato deve recepire l'intero acquis comunitario."

Natural Translation

The candidate country must adopt the entire community acquis.

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