Potestas stricte interpretatur
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Power is strictly interpreted. Potestas suprema seipsum dissolvare potest, ligare non potest. Supreme power can dissolve itself, it cannot bind itself.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A power is strictly interpreted. Jenk. Cent. p. 17, case 29, in marg.