SENTENTIA

Latin: In the civil law. (1) Sense; Import; as distinguished from mere words. (2) The deliberate expression of one’s will or intention, (3) The sentence of a judge or court. Sententia a mon judioo lata nemini debot noooro. A sentence pronounced by one who is not a judge should not harm any one. Fleta, 1. 6, c. 6, i 7. Sententia oontra matrimoninm nnnquam transit in rem judloatam. 7 Coke, 43. A sentence against marriage never becomes a matter finally adjudged, i e., res , judicata. Sententia facit jus, ot legis interpretatio legis vim obtinet. Elleam. Post N. 55. Judgment creates right, and the interpretation of the law has the force of law. Sententia facit jus, et ros judicata pre veritate aocipitur. Ellesm. Post N. 55. Judgment creates right, and what is adjudicated is taken for truth. Sententia interlooutoria revocarl potest, definitive non potest. Bac. Max. 20. An interlocutory judgment may be recalled, but not a final. Sententia non fortur de rebus non lio2-uidls. Sentence is not given upon matters that are not clear. Jenk. Cent p. 7, case 9.