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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.