Cessante ratione legis cessat, et ipsa lex

Dictionary:

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

When the reason for a law ceases to exist, the law itself ceases. See 141 Cal. 116, 99 Am. St. Rep. 35, 64 L. R. A. 236, 70 Pac. 663, 74 Pac. 766.

Author:

James A. Ballentine

Publisher:

The Bobbs-Merrill Company

Year Published:

1916

Copyright Year:

1916

Copyright Holder:

Bancroft-Whitney Company

Genre:

Law Dictionary