A coelo usque ad centrum
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
From the sky to the center of the earth.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
JD From the heavens to the center of the earth. A communi observantia non est reecedendum. From common observance there should be no departure; there must be no departure from common usage. 2 Coke, 74; Co, Litt. 186a, 2296, 365a; Wing. Max. 752, max. 203. A maxim applied to the practice of the courts, to the ancient and established forms of pleading and conveyancing, and to professional usage generally. Id. 752-755. Lord Coke applies it to common professional opinion, Co. Litt. 1862, 3646.