strictissimi juris
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 296 U.S. 526 - Chapman v. Hoage · 1936Most cited · 173 citing opinions
the obligation of a voluntary surety is so far regarded as strictissimi juris as to be released upon a showing, without more, that the principal obligation has been modified or surrendered without the consent of the surety
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat. Of the strictest right or law. "Licenses being matter of special indulgence, the application of them was formerly strictissimi juris." 1 Edw. Adm. 328.