Necessitas

Necessity; a force, power or influence which compels one to act against his will. Necessitas culpabilis: culpable or blamable necessity, — that kind of necessity which excuses a man who kills another se defendendo. Necessitas est lex temporis et loci: necessity is the law of time and of place. Necessitas facit licitum quod alias non est licitum: necessity makes that lawful which otherwise is not lawful. Necessitas inducit privilegium quoad jura privata: necessity carries with it a privilege as to private rights. Necessitas non habet legem: necessity has no law. Necessitas publica major est quam privata: public necessity is greater than private. Necessitas quod cogit, defendit: necessity defends or justifies what it compels. Necessitas sub lege non continetur: necessity is not embraced under any law. Necessitas vincit [communem] legem: necessity overcomes the [common] law.