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Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law · Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
For Obtnlit se, he offered himself; an when one party made default. Optima est legis interpres consuetudo, I. interpreter of laws. Optima est lex quee quit arbitrio judicis, optimus judex qui that law is best which leaves least to the judge's judge, who leaves least to himself. Optimus usus: usage is the best interpreter of things.