Lex Deraisnia
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The proof of a thing which one denies to be done by him, where another aifirms it; defeating the assertion of his adversary, and showing it to be against reason or probability. This was used among the old Romans, as well as the Normans. Cowell. LEX DILATIONES SEMPER EXHORret. The law always abhors delay. 2 Inst. 240.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The proof of a thing which one denies to be done by him, where another aflirms it; defeating the assertion of his adversary, and showing it be against reason or probability. ‘This was used among the old Romans, as well as the Normans. Cowell. Lex dilationes semper exhorret. 2 Inst. 240. The law always abbors delays.