Legibus solutus
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
(Civil Law) Immune from the laws, i. e., the emperor.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat Released from the laws; not bound by the laws. An expression applied in the Roman civil law to the emperor. Cuivin.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat. Released from the laws; not bound by the laws. An expression applied in the Roman civil law to the emperor. Calvin. Legibus sumptis desinentibus, lege naturze utendum est. When laws imposed by tle state fail, we must act by the law of nature. 2 Rolle, 298,