Clausula

A clause; a sentence or part of a sentence in a written instrument or law. So called as inclosing or including certain words. CLAUSULA GENERALIS DE RESIDUO non ea complectitur quae non ejusdem sint generis cum lis quae speciatim dicta fuerant. A general clause of remander does not embrace those things which are not of the same kind with those which had been specially mentioned. Lofft, 419. CLAUSULA GENERALIS NON REFERtur ad expressa. A general clause does not refer to things expressed. 8 Coke, 154. CLAUSULA QUAE ABROGATION Ei Vl EXcludit ab initio non valet. A clause in a law which precludes its abrogation is invalid from the beginning. Bac. Max. reg. 19, p. 89; 2 Dwar. St. 673; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 27 CLAUSULA VEL DISPOSITIO INUTILIS per praesumptionem remotam vel causam, ex post facto non fulcitur. A useless.clause presumption, or by a cause arising afterwards. Bac. Max. reg. 21; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 599. CLAUSULAE INCONSUETAE SEMPER Inducunt suspicionem. Unusual clauses always excite a suspicion. 3 Coke, 81; Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 264.

I. I. A clause; a sentence or part of a sentence in a written instrument or law. Clausula generalis: a general clause; — de residuo non ea complectitur qu% non ejusdem sint generis cum lis quae speciatim dicta fuerant: a general clause of remainder does riot embrace those things which are of the same kind with those which had been specially mentioned; — non refertur ad expressa: a general clause does not refer to things expressed. Clausula quse abrogationem exclndit ab initio non valet: a clause which precludes abrogation is void from the beginning. Clausula Tel dispositio inutilis per presumptionem remotam, vel causam ex post facto non fnlcitur: a useless clause or disposition is not supported by a remote presumption or by a cause arising afterwards. Clausulse inconsuetae semper inducunt suspicionem: unusual clauses always induce suspicion.

A clause; a sentence or part of a sentence in a written instrument or law. Ciausula generalis de residuo non ea complectitur quz non ejusdem sint generis cum iis que speciatim dicta fuerant. A general clause of remainder does not embrace those things which are not of the same kind with those which had been specially mentioned. Lofft, Appendix, 419. Clausula gencralis non refertur ad expressa. 8 Coke, 154. <A general clause does not refer to things expressed. Clausula que abrogationem excludit ab initio non valet. A clause [in a law] which precludes its abrogation is void from the beginning. Bac. Max. 77. Clausula vel dispositio inutilis per presumptionem remotam, vel causam ex post facto non fulcitur. A useless clause or disposition [one which expresses no more than the law by intendment would have supplied] is not supported by a remote presumption, [or foreign intend ment of some purpose, in regard whereof it might be material, ] or by a cause arising afterwards, [which may induce an operation of those idle words,] Bac. Max. 82, regula 21. Clausule inconsusts semper inducunt suspicionem. Unusual clauses [in an in-

I. A clause, a sentence. Clausula generalis non refertur ad ezpressa: a general clause does not (refer to) cover things (expressed) specially mentioned. Clausula quae abrogationem excludit ab initio non valet: a clause forbidding (abrogation) repeal is void from the beginning. Clausulae inconsuetae semper inducunt suspicionem: unusual clauses always arouse suspicion.

Lat. [from claudere, to enclose.] A clause; a sentence or part of a sentence in a written instrument or law. So called, as enclosing or including certain words. Per clausulam contentam in charta. Bract. fol. 17 b, 22 b. Clausula quae abrogationem excludit ab initio non valet. A clause [in a law] which precludes its abrogation, is void from the beginning. Bacon's Max. 77. A clause of this kind is called by Lord Bacon clausula derogatoria, or clausula de non obstante. Id. 74. Clausula vel dispositio inutilis per praesumptionem remotam, vel causam ex post facto non fulcitur. A useless clause or disposition [one which expresses no more than the law by intendment would have supplied,] is not supported by a remote presumption [or foreign intendment of some purpose, in regard whereof it might be material] or by a cause arising afterwards, [which may induce an operation of those idle words.] Bacon's Max. 82, regula 21. Clausula incaute inserta semper inducunt suspicionem. Unusual clauses [in an instrument] always induce suspicion. 3 Co. 81.