日期：2008-03-19 Melior est conditio possidentis et rei quam actoris. Better is the condition of the possessor and that of the defendant than that of the plaintiff. 4 Co. Inst. 180. Melior est causa possidentis. The cause of the possessor is preferable. Dig. 50, 17,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Malum quo communius eo pejus. The more common the evil, the worse. Malus usus est abolendus. An evil custom is to be abolished. Co. Litt. 141. Mandata licita recipiunt strictam interpretationem, sed illicita latam et extensam. lawful commands receiv... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Majori continet in se minus. The greater includes the less. 19 Vin. Abr. 379. Majus dignum trahit in se minus dignum. The more worthy or the greater draws to it the less worthy or the lesser. 5 Vin. Abr. 584, 586. Majus est delictum seipsum occidare... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Locus contractus regit actum. The place of the contract governs the act. Longa possessio est pacis jus. Long possession is the law of peace. Co. Litt. 6. Longa possessio parit jus possidendi, et tollit actionem vero domino. Long possession produces... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Lex non deficit in justitia exibenda. The law does not fail in showing justice. Lex non intendit aliquid impossibile. The law intends not anything impossible. 12 Co. 89. Lex non requirit verificare quod apparet curiae. The law does not require that... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Lex est sanctio sancta, jubens honesta, et prohibens contraria. Law is a scared sanction, commanding what is right and prohibiting the contrary. 2 Co. Inst. 587. Lex favet doti. The law favors dower. Lex fingit ubi subsistit aequitas. Law feigns whe... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Legitime imperanti parere necesse est. One who commands lawfully must be obeyed. Jenk. Cent. 120. Les fictions naissent de la loi, et non la loi des fictions. Fictions arise from the law, and not law from fictions. Lex aliquando sequitur aequitatem.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 La conscience est la plus changeante des regles. Conscience is the most changeable of rules. Lata culpa dolo aequiparatur. Gross negligence is equal to fraud. Le contrat fait la loi. The contract makes the law. Legatos violare contra jus gentium est... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Juratores sunt judices facti. Juries are the judges of the facts. Jenk. Cent. 58. Juris effectus in executione consistit. The effect of a law consists in the execution. Co. Litt. 289. Jus accrescendi inter mercatores locum non habet, pro beneficio c... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Judiciis posterioribus fides est adhibenda. Faith or credit is to be given to the last decisions. 13 Co. 14. Judicis est in pronuntiando sequi regulam, exceptione non probat. The judge in his decision ought to follow the rule, when the exception is... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Judex aeuitatem semper spectare debet. A judge ough always to regard equity. Jenk. Cent. 45. Judex bonus nihil ex arbitrio suo faciat, nec propositione domesticae voluntatis, sed juxta legis et jura pronunciet. A good judge should do nothing from hi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Interest reipublicae res judicatas non rescindi. It concerns the common wealth that things adjudged be not rescinded. Vide Res judicata. Interest reipublicae quod homines conserventur. It concerns the commonwealth that we be preserved. 12 Co. 62. In... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Indefinitum aequipolet universali. The undefined is equivalent tothe whole. 1 Ventr. 368. Indefinitum supplet locum universalis. The undefined supplies the place of the whole Br. Pr. h. t. Independenter se habet assecuratio a viaggio vanis. The voya... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 In quo quis delinquit, in eo de jure est puniendus. In whatever thing on offends, in that he is rightfully to be punished. Co. Litt. 233. In repropri iniquum admodum est alicui licentiam tribuere sententiae. It is expremely unjust that any one shoul... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 In maxim potenti minima licentia. IN the greater power is included the smaller license. Hob. 159. In obscuris, quod minimum est, sequitur. In obscure cases, the milder course ought to be pursued. Dig. 50, 17, 9. In odium spoliatoris omnia praesumunt... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 In disjunctivis sufficit alteram partem esse veram. In disjunctives, it is sufficient if either part be true. Wing. 15. In dubiis magis dignum est accipiendum. In doubtful cases the more worthy is to be taken. Branch's Prin. h.t. In dubiis non praes... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Impotentia excusat legem. Impossibility excuses the law. Co. Litt. 29. Impunitas continuum affectum tribuit delinquenti. Impunity offers a continual bait to a delinquent. 4 Co. 45. In alternativis electio est debitoris. In alternatives there is an e... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Idem est nihil dicere et insufficienter dicere. It is the same thing to say nothing and not to say it sufficiently. 2 Co. Inst. 178. Idem est scire aut scire debet aut potuisse. To be able to know is the same as to know. This maxim is applied to the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Haeres est aut jure proprietatis aut jure representationis. An heir is either by right of property or right of representation. 3 Co. 40. Haeres est alter ispe, et filius est pars patris. An heir is another self, and a son is a part of the father. Ha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-19 Furiosus absentis loco est. The insane is compared to the absent. Dig. 50, 17, 24, 1. Furiosus solo furore punitur. A madman is punished by his madness alone. Co. Litt. 247. Furtum non est ubi initium habet detentionis per dominum rei. It is not the... 阅读全文>>