Voluit Sed Non Dixit
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 willed, but did not say. 4 Kent, Comm. 538. VOLUMEN (Lat. from 'Wo Zvere, to roll.)
In the civil law. A volume; so called from its form, being rolled up.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
He wished but said nothing.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
He willed, but he did not say. He may have intended so, but he did not say so. A maxim frequently used in the construction of wills, In answer to arguments based upon the supposed intention of a testator. 2 Pow. Dev. 625 ; 4 Kent, Co.min. 538.