SEMPER

Latin: Always. A word which Introduces several Latin maxims, of which some are also used without this prefix. Semper in dubiis benigniora praefe renda sunt. In doubtful cases, the more favorable constructions are always to be preferred. Dig. 50, 17, 56. Semper in dubiis id agendum est, nt qnam tutissimo loco re sit bona fide contracta, nisi qnom aperte contra leges scriptnm … [Read more...] about SEMPER

In old English law. A path. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 52, … [Read more...] about SEMITA

civ. law. Presumptions of fact are so called. This degree of proof is thus deaned: Non est ignorandum, probationem semiplenam eam esse, per quam rei gestae fides aliqua fit judici; non tamen tanta ut jure debeat in pronuncianda sententia eam sequi. … [Read more...] about SEMI-PROOF

Lat. In the civil law. Half-full proof; half-proof. 3 Bl. Comm. .370. See HALF-PROOF. … [Read more...] about SEMI-PLENA PROBATIO

Latin: In maritime law. Half-shipwreck, as where goods are cast overboard in a storm; also where a ship has been so much damaged that her repair costs more than her worth. Wharton. … [Read more...] about SEMINAUFRAGIUM