"amparo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: amparos [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Spanish amparardeverb. Spanish amparobor. English amparo Borrowed from Spanish amparo. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|es:amparo|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Spanish amparardeverb. Spanish amparobor. English amparo [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "deverb.", "keyword_label" : "Deverbal from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "amparar", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "amparo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "amparo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="amparo"> Borrowed from Spanish amparo. Head templates: {{en-noun}} amparo (plural amparos)
  1. (law) In some Hispanic jurisdictions (such as Mexico) a writ or an appeal demanding or seeking the protection of constitutional rights similar to a habeas corpus acting as a remedy for the violation of a person's constitutional rights thereby invalidating any laws preventing said person from exercising them.

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