Legem sciscere
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
To give consent and authority to a proposed law; applied to the consent of the people.
Defined under Legem in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat. Te give consent and authority toa proposed Jaw; applied to the consent of the people. Legem terre amittentes, perpetuam infamize notam inde merito incurrunt. Those who lose the law of the land, then justly incur the ineffaceable brand of infamy. 3 Inst, 221.