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Qui Peccat Ebrius Luat Sobrius

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

He who offends drunk must be punished when sober. Cary, 13£. QUI PER ALIUM FACIT PER SEIPSUM facere videtur. He who does anything through another is considered as doing it himself. Co. Litt. 258.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

He who offends while drunk, pays the penalty while sober.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

He who sins when drunk shall be punished when sober. Cary, 133; Broom, Man. 17.