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Defined in 1 dictionary — Kinney (1893)

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

Lat.

In old English law. To run; to elapse, as time, with the effect of limitation; to run, as a stream; to have course or effect. Currat lex: let the law take its course; the law must take its course. Currit quatuor pedibus: it runs upon four feet; it runs upon all fours. Currit tempus contra desides et sui juris contemptores: time runs against the slothful and those who neglect their rights.