Melior

I. Better; the better. Melior est conditio possidentis: the condition of the party in possession is the better one; — et rei qiiain actoris: the condition of the party in possession is the better one, and that of a defendant is better than that of a plaintiff; — ubi neuter jus habet: where neither has the right, the condition of the party in possession is the better. Melior est justitia Tere praeveniens quam se Tere pnniens: that justice which absolutely prevents [a crime] is better than that which severely punishes it Meliorem conditionem suam facere potest minor, deteriorem nequaqnam: a minor can make his condition better, but by no means worse.