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Lat. Strict right; extreme right. The extremity or rigor of the law. Summa Jus, summa injuria; summa lex, summa crux. Extreme law (rigor of law) is the greatest injury; strict law is great punishment. Hob. 125. That is, Insistence upon the full measure of a man's strict legal rights may work the greatest Injury to others, unless equity can aid. … [Read more...] about SUMMUM JUS

An injunction that has been obtained in the privacy of the court and the parties so that the names of the parties and terms of the injunction are known solely to the court and the parties. … [Read more...] about SUPER INJUNCTION

See SOMPNOUR … [Read more...] about SUMNER

Upon view of the body. When an inquest is held over a body found dead, it must be super visum corpore. Vide Coroner; Inquest. … [Read more...] about SUPER VISUM CORPORE

Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate expenditures in the matter of apparel, food, furniture, etc. … [Read more...] about SUMPTUARY LAWS