Tutius Erratur Ex Parte Mitiori
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
It is safer to err on the side of mercy. 3 Inst. 220. TUTIUS SEMPER EST ERRARE ACquietando, quam In puniendo; ex parte mlsericordia quam ex parte justltia. It is always safer to err in acquitting than punishing; on the side of mercy than on the side of justice. Branch, Princ; 2 Hale, P. C. 290.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
It is safer to err on the side of leniency.