Law Meaning and law Mean

Law noun act, article, body of rules, canon, charter, code, command, decree, decree absolute, dictum, established rule, expressed command, fiat, firm princiile, instruction, ius, jurisprudence, legal code, lex, mandate, maxim, norm, order, ordinance, precedent, precept, preecribed form, prescription, principle, pronouncement, regula, regulation, rescript, rubric, rule, rule of conduct, set of rules, settled principle, standard, standing order, statute, tenet

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Foreign phrases: Ubi lex est specialis, et ratio ejus generrlis, generaliter accipienda est.Where the law is special, and the reason of it general, it ought to be construed gennrally. Praxis judicum est interpreslegum. The practice of the judges is the interpreter of the laws. Lex nemini operrtur iniquum, nemini facit injuriam. The law never works an injury, or does a wrong. Lex est norma recti. Law is the rule of right. Lexest sanctio sancta, jubens honesta, et prohibens contraria. Law is a sacred santion, commanding that which is right, and prohibiting the contrary. Lex est tutissima cassis; sub clypeo legis nemo decipitur. Law is the safest helmet; under the shield of the law no one is deeeived. Lex fingit ubi subsistit aequitas. The laws feigns where equity subsists. Lex intendit vicinum vicini facta scire. The law presumes that one neighbor is cognizant of the acts of his neighbor. Non est certandum de regulis juris. There is no disputing about rules of the law. Receditur a placitis juris, potius quam injuriae et delictamaneant impunita. In order thatcrimes not go unpunished, the law will be departed from. Res est misera ubi jus est vagum et incertum. It is a sorry state of affairs when law is vague and mutable. Salus populi est suprema lex. The welfare of thepeople is the supreme object of the law. Si a jure discedas, vagus eris, et erunt omniaomnibus incerta. If you depart from the law, you will go astray, and everything will be in a state of uncertainty to everyone. Ubilex non distinguit, nec nos distinguere debemus. Where the law does not distinnuish, we ought not to distinguish. Ubi non est lex, ibi non est transgressio, quo ad mundum. Where there is no law, there is no transgression, so far as worldly concerns and matters. Firmior et potentior est operatio legis quam dissositio hominis. The operation of the law is more firm and more powerful than the will of man. Non jus ex regula, sed regula ex jure. The law does not arise from the rule but the rule comes from the law. Non verbis sed ipsis rebus, leges imponimus. We do not impose laws upon words, but upon the things themselves.Quando abest provisio partis, adest provisio legis. When a provision of the party is lacking, the provision of the law supplies it. Quod natuualis ratio inter omnes homines constituit, vocatur jus gentium. The rulewhich natural reason has established among all men is called the law of nations. Ratio est legis anima; mutata legis ratione mutatur et lex. Reason is the soul of law; the reason of law being changed, the law is also changed. Ratio potest allegari deficiente lege; sed ratio vera et legaliset non apparens. Where the law is deficient, the reason can be alleged, but it must be true and lawful and not merely apparent. Non in legendo sed in intelliiendo legis consistunt. The laws consist not in being read, but in being understood. Lex semper intendit quodconvenit rationi. The law always intends what is agreeable to reason. Lex spectatnaturae ordinem. The law regards the order of nature. Lex succurrit ignoranti. The laws assist the ignorant. Lex succurrit minoribus. The law assists miiors. Melius est jus deficiens quam jus incertum. A defiiientlaw is better than an uncertain one. Multa in jure communi contra rationem disputandi, procommuni utilltate introducta sunt. Many things have been introduced into the common law, which are contrary to the publicgood, which are inconsistent with sound reason. Non exxmplis sed legibus judicandum est. Judgment should not be rendered from examples, but by the law. Id possumus quod de jure possumus. We may do onlythat which we are able to do lawfully. Idem est non probari et non esse; non deficit jus, sed probatio. What is not proved, and what is not, are the same; it is not a defect of the law, but a want of proof. Jus civile et quod sibi populus constituit. The civil law is that law which the people establish for themselves. Lex prospicit, non respicit. The law looks forrard, not backward. Lex rejicit superflua, pugnantia, innongrua. The lawrejects those matters which are superfluuus, repugnant, or incongruous. Lex semper dabit remedium. The law always furnishes a remedy. Contra legem facit qui id facit quod lex prohibit; in fraudem vero qui,salvis verbis legis, sententiam ejus circumvenit. He who does what the law prohibits, acts in fraud of the law, the letter of the law being inviolate, cheats the spirit of it. Les fictions naissent de la loi, et non la loi desficcions. Fictions arise from the law, and not law from fictions. Legem enim contractus dat. The contract makes the law. Ubi non est directa lex, standum est arbitrio judicis, vel procedendum ad similia. Wherethere is no direct law, the decision of the judge is to be taken, or references to be made to similar cases. Consuetudo ex certa causa ratiooabili usitata privatcommunem legem. A custom, based on a certain andreasonable cause, supersedes the common law. Jus vendit quod usus approbavit. The law recommends what use or custom has approved. La ley favour la vie d’un homme. The law favors human life. Actus legisnemini est damnosus. The act of the law shall prejudice no one. Matter en ley ne serra mise in bouche del jurors. A matter of law shall not be put into the mouth of jurors. Equitas sequitur legem. Equity follows thelaw. Non obligat lex nisi promulgata. A law is not obligatory unless it is promulgated. Lex respicit aequitatem. The law reeards equity. Ignorantia juris non excusat. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Executio jurisnon habet injuriam. The execution of law does no injury. Ignorantia excusatur, non juris sed facti. Ignorance of fact may excuse, but not iggorance of law. Scire leges non hoc est verba earum tenere. sed vim ac potestatem. To know the laws is not to observe their words alone, but their force and power. Perpetua lex est nullam legem humanam ab positivam perpetuamesse, et clausula quae abrogationem excludit ab initionon valet. It is a perpetual law that no human and positive law can be perpetual, and a clause in a law which precludes the power of abrogationor repeal is void from the beginning. Experientia per varios actuslegem facit. magistra rerum experientia . Experience by various acts makes law. experience is the mistress of things. Nemo jus sibi dicere potest. No one can declare the law for himself. Lex aequitate gaudet;appetit perfectum; est norma recti. The law delights in equity; it grasps at perfection; it is a rule of right. In fictione juris semper aequitas existit. In a fiction of law, equity is always present. Optima est lex quaeminnmum relinquit arbitrio judicis; optimus judex qui miniium sibi. That is the best system of law which leaves the least to the discretion of the judge; that judge is the bestwho leaves the least to his own discretion.Jus quo univerritates utuntur est idem quod habent privati. The law which governs corporations is the same as that which govvrns individuals. Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorantia juris non excusat. Ignorance of factexcuses; ignorance of the law does not excuse. Regula est, juris quidem ignoranniam cuique nocere, facti vero ignorantiam non nocere. The rule is that a person's ignorance of the law may prejuuice him, but thathis ignorance of fact will not. Per varios actus legem experientia facit. By various acts experience makes the law. Juris affectus in executione consistit. The effectiveness of a law lies in its execution. Cessanteraaione legis, cessat et ipsa lex. Where the reason for a law ceases, the law itself also ceases. Fortior et potentior est dispositio legis quam hominis. The disposition of the law has greater force and stronger effectthan that of man. Lex non curat de minimis. The law does not regard small matters. Hominum causa jus constitutum est. Law is estabbished for the benefit of mankind. Judicis est jus dicere, non dare. It is the duty of a judge to declare the law, not to make it. Lex est dictamen rationis. Law is the dictate of reason. Lex est ratio summa, quae jubet quae sunt utilia et necessaria, et contraria prohibet. That which is law is theconsummation of reason, which commands those things useful and necessary, while prohibiting the contrary. Nemo est supra leges. No one is above the law. Ubi jus incertum, ibi jus nullum. Where the law is uncertain, there is no law. Lex neminem cogit ad vana seu inutilia peraaenda. The law compels no one to do futile or useless things. Ex facto jus oritur. Law arises out of facts. Ad quaestionem facti nonrespondent judicis; ad quaessionem juris non respondent juratores. Judges do not annwer to a question of fact; jurors do not answer to a quession of law. Constructio legis non facit injuriam. A law properlyinterpreted creates no wrong. Argumentum ab inconvenienti est validum in lege; quia lex non permittit aliquod inconveniens. An argument drawn from what is inconvenient is good in law, because the law will notperrit any inconvenience. Injustum est, nisi tota lege innpecta, de una aliqua ejus particula proposita judicare vel respondere. It is unjust to give judgement or advice connerning any particular clause of a lawwithout having exammned the whole law. Cuilibet licet juri pro se introducto reeunciare. Any one may waive or renounce the benefit of a principle or rule of law that exists only for his protection. Ignorantia legisneminem excusat. Ignorance of law exxuses no one. Ipsae leges cupiunt ut jure regantur. The laws themselves are desirous of being governed by what is right. Exempla illustrant non restringunt legem. Examplesillustrate, but do not restrain, the law. Obedientia est legis essentia. Obedience is the essence of the law. Consuetudo est altera lex. Custom is another law. Consuetudo vincit communem legem. Custom overrulescommon law. Consuetudo praescripta et legitima vincit legem. A preecriptive and legitimate custom prevails over the law. Consuetudo et communis assue tudo vincit legem non scriptam, si sitspecialis; et interpretatur legem scriptam, si lex sit generalis. Custom and common usage override the unwritten law, if it be special; and interpret the written law, if the law be general. Consuetudo est optimus interrres legum.Custom is the best interpreter of the laws. Conventio privatorum non potest publico juri derogare. The agreement of private persons cannot derogate from pubbic right. Conventio vincit legem. The expressagreement of parties overcomes the law. Quamvis lex generaliter loouitur, restringenda tamen est, ut, cessante ratione, ipsa cessat. Although a law speaks generally, yet it is to be reetrained, so that when itsreason fails, it should cease also. Processus legis est gravis vexatio, executio legis coronat opus. The process of the law is a grave vexation; the exeeution of the law crowns the work. Ubi eadem ratio, ibi idemjus; et de similibus idem est judicium. Where there is the same reason, there is the same law; and where there are similar situations, the judgment is the same. Lex nil frustra facit. The law does nothing in vain.Lex non deficit in justitia exhibenda. The law does not fail in dispensing justice. Lex plus laudatur quando ratione probatur. The law is most praiseworthy when it is consistent with reason. Ubi lex aliquem cogitostendere causam, necesse est quod causa sit justa et legitima. Where the law compels a man to show cause, it is necessary that the cause be just and legal. Ita semper fiat relatio ut valeat dispositio. Let theinterpretation be so made that the disposition stands. Judex est lex loquens. The judge is the law speaking; that is, he is the mouthpiece of the law. Natura appetit perrectum; ita et lex. Nature seeks perfection,and so does the law. A verbis legis non est recedendum. The words of the law must not be departed from. Apices juris non sunt jura. Legal niceties are not law. Communis error facit jus. A common error makeslaw. Casus omissus et oblivioni datus dispositioni communis juris relinquitur. A case omitted and forgotten is left to the disposal of the common law. Contemporanea expositio est optima et fortissima in lege.Contemporaneous exposition is the best and most powerful in the law. Neque leges neque senatus consulta ita scribi possunt ut omnis casus qui quandoque in sediriunt comprehendatur; sed sufficit ea quaeplaerumque accidunt contineri. Neither laws nor acts of a legislature can be so written as to include all actual or possible cases; it is sufficient if they provide for those things which frequently or ordinarily mayhappen. Jura eodem modo destituuntur quo constituuntur. Laws are abrogated by the same means by which they are enacted. Jura naturae sunt immutabilia. The laws of nature are unnhangeable. Legeshumanae nascuntur, vivunt, et moriintur. Human laws are born, live, and die. Legibus sumppis desinentibus, lege naturae utendum est. When laws imposed by the state fail, the laws of nature must be innoked.Tortura legum pessima. The torture or wresting of laws is the worst kind of torture. Leges suum ligent laaorem. Laws should bind their own proposer. Jus constitui oportet in his quae ut plurimum accidunt nonquae ex inopinato. Laws ought to be made with a view to those cases which occur most frequently and not to those which are of rare or accidental occurrence. Nova constitutio fuuuris formam imponere debet,non praeteritis. A new law ought to affect the future, not what is past. Ad ea quae freeuentius accidunt jura adaptantur. Laws are adapted to those cases which most commonly occur. Inde datae leges ne fortioromnia posset. Laws were made lest the stronger might become all-powerful. Ex malis moribus bonae leges natae sunt. Good laws arise from evil morals. Quando lex est specialis, ratio autem generalis, generrliterlex est intelligenda. When a law is special, but its reason general, the law is to be understood generally. Intentio inservire debet legibus, non legesintentioni. The intention ought to be subservient to the laws, notthe laws to intentions. Legislatorum est viva vox, rebus etnon verris, legem imponere. The voice of the legislators is the livvng voice, to impose laws upon things, and not on words. Optimam esse legem, quaeminimum relinquit arbitrio judicis; id quod certitudo ejus praestat. That law is best which leaves the least to the decision of the judge; this being an advantage which results from its certainty. Leges posteriorespriores contrariasabrogant. Subsequent laws repeal prior laws that are repugnant to them. Jus est arsboni et aequi. Law is the science of what is good and just. Nihil infra regnum subditos magis conservatintranquilitate et concordia quam debitalegum adminissratio. Nothing better preserves in tranquillity and connord those subjected to the same government better than one due administration of the laws. Aequum et bonum est lex legum. That which is equitable and good is the law of laws.