Lex domicilii
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The law of the domicile. 2 Kent, Comm. 112, 433.
Defined under Lex in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Thelaw of the domicile. 2 Kent, Comm. 112, 433. Lex est ab eterno. Law is from everlasting. A strong expression to denote the Temote antiquity of the law. Jenk. Cent. p. 34, case 66. Lex est dictamen rationis. Law is the dictate of reason, Jenk. Cent. p. 117, case 33. The common law will judge according to the law of nature and the public good. Lex est norma recti. Law is a rule of right. Braneh, Prine. Lex est ratio summa, que jubet ques sunt utilia et necessaria, et contraria prohibet. Law is the perfection of reason, which commands what is useful and necessary, and forbids the contrary. Co. Litt. 3196; Id. 976. Lex est sanctio sancta, jubens honesta, et prohibens contraria. Law isa sacred sanction, commanding what is right, and prohibiting the contrary, 2 Inst. 587. Lex est tutissima cassis; sub clypeo legis nemo decipitur. Law is the safest helmet; under the shield of the law no one is deceived. 2 Inst. 56. LEX ET CONSUETUDO PARLIA-