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 ...
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 l...
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 dr...
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. ...
Lex non deficit in justitia exibenda. The law does not fail in showing justice.Lex non intendit aliquid impossibile. The law intends not anything impo...
Lex est sanctio sancta, jubens honesta, et prohibens contraria. Law is a scared sanction, commanding what is right and prohibiting the contrary. 2 Co....
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 fi...
La conscience est la plus changeante des regles. Conscience is the most changeable of rules.Lata culpa dolo aequiparatur. Gross negligence is equal to...
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 ...
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...