Accusator post rationabile tempus non est audiendus, nisi se bene de omissione excusaverit

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

After lapse of a reasonable time, an accuser should not be heard unless he shall well have explained his delay.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary