Conventio
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
A coming togefher: agreement, engagement. ^ Conventio vinoit legem. Agreecient takes the place of the. law: the express vjnderstanding of parties supersedes such understanding as the law would imply. Parties are permitted to malce law for themselves where their agreements do not violate the express provisions of any municipal law nor injuriously affect the interests of the public* Setting aside the application of a general rule of law is not intended. ^