rubricatus

Etymology
Either formed directly from the noun, or formed as the perfect passive participle of a verb. The length of the vowels in the first two syllables of the verb are uncertain as it has two potential derivations: from the noun, implying the pronunciation , or from the adjective , implying the pronunciation ; its formation may perhaps have been reanalyzed over time. The association with the legal field is presumably based on a practice of writing the headings of laws in red.

Adjective

 * 1) (painted) red
 * 2)  legal, law-related
 * 1)  legal, law-related