Distinguere
Defined in 1 dictionary — Burrill (1850)
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. To distinguish; to make a distinction. Distinguenda sunt tempora; distingue tempora et concordabis leges. Times are to be distinguished; distinguish times and you will harmonize laws. 1 Co. 24. A maxim applied to the construction of statutes. Distinguenda sunt tempora; aliud est facere, aliud perficere. Times must be distinguished; it is one thing to do, another to perfect. 3 Leon. 243. Branch's Princ.