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LEGES

Lat. Laws. At Rome, the leges (the decrees of the people in a strict sense) were laws which were proposed by a magistrate presiding in the senate, and adopted by the Roman people in the cornitia centuriata Mackeld. Rom. Law, … [Read more...] about LEGES

LEGALLY LIABLE

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Liable or responsible under the law. … [Read more...] about LEGALLY LIABLE

LEGES POSTERIORES PRIORES CONTRARIAS ABROGANT

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Latin, meaning Subsequent laws repeal prior conflicting ones. … [Read more...] about LEGES POSTERIORES PRIORES CONTRARIAS ABROGANT

LEGALLY SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

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Evidence that is accurate, admissible in court and sufficient to support a decision or verdict. … [Read more...] about LEGALLY SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

LEGIBUS SOLUTUS

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Latin: Released from the laws; not bound by the laws. An expression applied in the Roman civil law to the emperor. Calvin. Legibus sumptis desinentibns, lege naturae utendum est. When laws imposed by the state fail, we must act by the law of nature. 2 Rolle, 298. … [Read more...] about LEGIBUS SOLUTUS

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