Ex necessitate legis
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
From or by necessity of law. 4 Bl. Comm. 394
Defined under Ex Necessitate in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Fromor by necessity of law. 4 Bl. Comm. 394.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. From, or by necessity of law. 4 Bl. Com. 394. EX NECESSITATE REI. Lat. From the necessity or urgency of the thing or case. 2 Powell on Dev. (by Jarman,) 308. Ex nudo pacto non oritur [nascitur] actio. Out of a nude or naked pact, [that is, a bare parol agreement without consideration,] no action arises. Bract. fol. 99. Plowd. 305. Out of a promise neither attended with particular solemnity, (such as belongs to a specialty,) nor with any consideration, no legal liability can arise. 2 Steph. Com. 113. A parol agreement, without a valid consideration, cannot be made the foundation of an action. A leading maxim both of the civil and common law. Cod. 2. 3. 10. Id. 5. 14. 1. Noy's Max. 24. Broom's Max. 336. 2 Bl. Com. 445. Smith on Contracts, 85, 86. See Nudum pactum.