# 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.

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## 1. Inheritance

A `us-pr` matter uses:
- base ADAC-Legal vocabulary, plus
- US vocabulary, plus
- Puerto Rico-specific additions described here

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## 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.

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## 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. |

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## 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. |

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## 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. |

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## 6. Redaction Reason (Puerto Rico addition)

| Term | Meaning in Practice |
|---|---|
| `vitalRecordConfidentiality` | Puerto Rico vital-record confidentiality. |

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## 7. Common confusions

- Prefer `sucesion` over base `succession` when the Puerto Rico civil-law concept matters.
- Prefer `escrituraPublica` over generic `notarialAct` when the Puerto Rico form is important.
- Preserve Spanish-derived procedural terms where they carry legal meaning.