ADAC-Legal-US-PR 0.9.0-draft.1 — Field Vocabulary Guide (Practitioner Edition)
Audience: Puerto Rico attorneys, notarial practitioners, registry and bilingual records professionals
This guide explains the Puerto Rico-specific subset of the US jurisdiction profile.
1. Inheritance
A us-pr matter uses:
- base ADAC-Legal vocabulary, plus
- US vocabulary, plus
- Puerto Rico-specific additions described here
2. When to use us-pr
Use us-pr when Puerto Rico’s bilingual civil-law, registry, or notarial concepts are central to the matter.
3. Document Types (Puerto Rico additions)
| Term | Meaning in Practice | Use When |
|---|---|---|
escrituraPublica |
Puerto Rico public deed. | The document is a public deed in Puerto Rico notarial practice. |
testamentoAbierto |
Open notarial testament. | The will is in open/notarial form. |
testamentoCerrado |
Closed testament form. | The will is sealed/closed. |
testamentoOlografo |
Holographic testament. | The will is handwritten. |
demanda |
Complaint or initiating pleading. | Puerto Rico civil pleading terminology should be preserved. |
contestacion |
Answer pleading. | Puerto Rico responsive pleading terminology should be preserved. |
reconvencion |
Counterclaim pleading. | Puerto Rico local pleading terminology matters. |
sentencia |
Judgment or decision. | Puerto Rico judgment terminology should be preserved. |
cedulaCitacion |
Summons or citation instrument. | Puerto Rico summons terminology is needed. |
certificacionRegistral |
Registry certification. | Property-registry certification is the document type. |
4. Matter Types (Puerto Rico additions)
| Term | Meaning in Practice |
|---|---|
sucesion |
Puerto Rico succession proceeding. |
tutela |
Tutorship proceeding. |
incapacidad |
Incapacity declaration proceeding. |
deslinde |
Boundary-determination proceeding. |
interdicto |
Possessory/interdict action. |
5. Custody Actions (Puerto Rico additions)
| Term | Meaning in Practice |
|---|---|
registeredPropertyRegistry |
Registered in Puerto Rico Property Registry. |
depositedNotarialProtocol |
Deposited in notarial protocol. |
registeredDemographicRegistry |
Registered in demographic registry. |
6. Redaction Reason (Puerto Rico addition)
| Term | Meaning in Practice |
|---|---|
vitalRecordConfidentiality |
Puerto Rico vital-record confidentiality. |
7. Common confusions
- Prefer
sucesionover basesuccessionwhen the Puerto Rico civil-law concept matters. - Prefer
escrituraPublicaover genericnotarialActwhen the Puerto Rico form is important. - Preserve Spanish-derived procedural terms where they carry legal meaning.