Consuetudo et communis assuetudo vincit legem non scriptam, si sit specialis, et interpretatur legem scriptam, si lex sit generalis
Dictionary:
Ballentine's Law Dictionary Custom and common usage override the unwritten law, if it is special, and explain the written law, if the law is general.
Publisher:
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published:
1916
Copyright Year:
1916
Copyright Holder:
Bancroft-Whitney Company
Genre:
Law Dictionary