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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,