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Legal Maxims PH
Legal Maxims PH
Actus me invito factus non est meus actus — An act done by me against my will is not my act.
Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea – The act itself does not make a man guilty unless his intention
were so.
Ad proximum antecedens fiat relatio nisi impediatur sentential — Relative words refer to the nearest
antecedents, unless the context otherwise requires.
Casus omissus pro omisso habendus est — A person,object or thing omitted from an enumeration must
be held to have been omitted intentionally.
Cessante ratione legis, cessat et ipsa lex — When the reason of the law ceases, the law itself ceases.
Contemporanea expositio est optima et fortissima in lege — The contemporary construction is strongest
in law.
Distingue temporaet concordabis jura — Distinguish times and you will harmonize laws.
Dura lex sed lex — The law maybe harsh, but that is the law.
Exceptio firmat regulam in casibus non exceptis — A thing not being excepted must be regarded as
coming within the purview of the general rule.
Ex dolo malo non oritur actio — No man can be allowed to found a claim upon his own wrongdoing.
others.
ry implication of law.
Hoc quidem perquam durum est, sed ita lex scripta est — It is
impossible thing.
the lesser.
controversy.
destroyingit.
be adopted.
Legis interpretation legis vim obtinet - interpretation of the court of a statu
: — The authoritative
repugnant thereto.
itio quae corr aledicta est expositio q amapil textum, = Tis Aen
or associated words.
Nullum crimen sine poena, nulla poena sine lege — There is no crime
usage.
preferred in right.
to a mandate.
Salus populi est supremalex — The voice ofthe people is the supreme
law.
Ubi lex non distinguit, nec nos distinguere debemus = Where the
Utile per inutile non vitiatur — The useful is not vitiated by the
non-useful.
word.
t vitiate a statute.
precedents and do
words.
Verba legis non est recedendum — From the words ofthe statute