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noun, masculine

aforamiento

/afoɾaˈmjento/

noun, masculine/afoɾaˈmjento/plural: aforamientos

a political immunity in which certain people, especially those with high political power, are judged by the Supreme Court of Spain and the High Courts of Justice of Spain instead of by a regular court

Etymology tree Spanish aforar Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Late Latin -mentum Old Spanish -miento Spanish -miento Spanish aforamiento From aforar + -miento.