Lex Angliae
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The law of England; the common law; or, the curtesy of England. LEX ANGLIAE EST LEX MISERICORdiae. The law of England is a law of mercy. 2 Inst. 315. LEX ANGLIAE NON PATITUR ABSURdum. The law of EIngland does not suffer an absurdity. 9 Coke, 22. LEX ANGLIAE NUNQUAM MATRIS 8ED semper patris conditionem imitarl partum Judicat. The law of England rules that the offspring shall always follow the condition LEX ANGLIAE NUNQUAM SINE PARllamento mutari potest. The law of England cannot be changed but by parliament. 2 Inst. 218, 619.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The law of England. The common law. Or, the curtesy of England.
Defined under Lex in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The law of England. The commen law. Or, the curtesy of England. Lex Anglis est lex misericordis. 2 Inst. 815. The law of England is a law of mercy. Lex Angliz non patitur absurdum. 9 Lex Anglis nunquam matris sed sem. per patris conditionem {imitari partum judieat. Co, Litt. 123. The law of England Tiles that the offspring shall always folio the condition of the father, never that of the mother. Lex Anglis nunquam sine parliamen-. to mutari potest. 2Inst.218. The law of England cannot be changed but by pariiament.