Applicatio Est Vita Regulae
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Application is the life of a rule. 2 Bulst. 79. APPLICATION (Lat. applicare). The act of making a request for something. A written request. The use or disposition made of a thing. — i-ln Insurance. The preliminary, statement made by a party applying for an insurance on life, or against fire. Of Purchase Money. The use or disposition made of the funds received by a trustee on a sale of real estate held under the trust. Of Payment. See "Appropriation." appointee under a power is the person who is to receive the benefit of the trust of power.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The application is the life of a rule.