Latin Maxims Flashcards
Ignorantia legis non excusat
Ignorance of the law excuses no one
Dura lex sed lex
The law may be harsh, but it is still the law
Cessante ratione cessat ipsa lex
Then the reason for the law ceases, the law also ceases to exist
Sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas
The owner of a thing cannot make use thereof in such a manner as to injure the rights of third person
Patria potesta
Parental authority
Negotiorum gestio
Unauthorized management
Res perit domino
The thing perishes with the owner
Jus possidendi
The right to possess
Jus abutendi
The right to abuse
Jus utendi
The right to use
Jus Fruendi
The right to the fruits
Jus disponendi
The right to dispose
Jus vendicandi
The right to recover
Nulla poena sine lege
There is no crime when there is no law punishing it
Salus populi est supreme lex
The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law