COMMODUM EX INJURIA SUA NEMO HABERE DEBET.

No person ought to have advantage from his own wrong.

 CONFESSIO FACTA IN JUDICIO OMNI PROBATIONE MAJOR EST.

A confession made in court is of greater effect than proof.

 CULPAE POENA PAR ESTO. POENA AND MENSURAM DELICTI STATUENDA EST.

Let the punishment be proportioned to the crime. Punishment is to be measured by the extent of the offense.

 CUM CONFITENTE SPONTE MITIUS EST AGENDUM.

One confessing willingly should be dealt with more leniently.

 EI INCUMBIT PROBATIO, QUI DICIT, NON QUI NEGAT; CUM PER RERUM NATURAM FACTUM NEGANTIS PROBATIO NULLA SIT.

The proof lies upon him who affirms, not upon him who denies; since, by the nature of things, he who denies a fact cannot produce any proof.

 EXPECTANT HEIR.

A person who has the expectation of inheriting property or an estate, but small present means.

 GENERALE DICTUM GENERALITER EST INTERPRETANDUM.

A general expression is to be interpreted generally.

 IBI SEMPER DEBET FIERI TRIATIO UBI JURATORES MELIOREM POSSUNT HABERE NOTITIAM.

A trial should always be had where the jurors can be the best informed.

ID CERTUM EST QUOD CERTUM REDDI POTEST.

That is certain which can be made certain.

 IGNORANTIA JURIS QUOD QUISQUE TENETUR SCIRE, NEMINEM EXCUSAT.

Ignorance of the [or a] law, which every one is bound to know, excuses no man.

 IN AMBIGUO SERMONE NON UTRUMQUE DICIMUS SED ID DUNTAXAT QUOD VOLUMUS.

When the language we use is ambiguous, we do not use it in a double sense, but in the sense in which we mean it.

 IN QUO QUIS DELINQUIT, IN EO DE JURE EST PUNIENDUS.

In whatever thing one offends, in that is he rightfully to be punished.

 INDE DATAE LEGES NE FORTIOR OMNIA POSSET.

Laws are made to prevent the stronger from having the power to do everything.

 INJURIA NON EXCUSAT INJURIAM.

One wrong does not justify another.

INVENIENS LIBELLUM FABOSUM ET NON CORRUMPENS PUNITUR.

He who finds a libel and does not destroy it is punished.

JUS QUO UNIVERSITATES UTUNTUR EST IDEM QUOD HABENT PRIVATI.

The law which governs corporations is the same which governs individuals.

LEGATUS REGIS VICE FUNGITUR A QUO DESTINATUR ET HONORANDUS EST SICUT ILLE CUJUS VICEM GERIT.

An ambassador fills the place of a king by whom he is sent, and is to be honored as he is whose place he fills.

LEGES NATURAE PERFECTISSIMAE SUNT ET IMMUTABILES; HUMANI VERO JURIS CONDITIO SEMPER IN INFINITUM DECURRIT, ET NIHIL EST IN EO QUOD PERPETUO STARE POSSIT. LEGES HUMANAE NASCUNTUR, VIVUNT, MORIUNTUR.

These laws of nature are most perfect and immutable; but the condition of human law is an unending succession, and there is nothing in it which can continue perpetually. Human laws are born, live, and die.

LEGES VIGILANTIBUS, NON DORMIENTIBUS, SUBVENIUNT.

The laws aid the vigilant, not the negligent.

LEGIS MINISTER NON TENETUR IN EXECUTIONE OFFICII SUI, FUGERE AUT RETROCEDERE.

The minister of the law is bound, in the execution of his office, not to fly nor to retreat.

LEX EST TUTISSIMA CASSIS; SUB CLYPEO LEGIS NEMO DECIPITUR.

Law is the safest helmet; under the shield of the law no one is deceived.

LEX UNO ORE OMNES ALLOQUITUR.

The law addresses all with one [the same] mouth or voice.

LIBERTAS EST NATURALIS FACULTAS EJUS QUOD CUIQUE FACULTAS EJUS QUOD CUIQUE LIBET, NISI QUOD DE JURE AUT VI PROHIBETUR.

Liberty is that natural faculty which permits every one to do [or the natural power of doing] anything he pleases except that which is restrained by law or forces.

MALUM QUO COMMUNIUS EO PEJUS.

The more common an evil is, the worst it is.

MAXIME PACI SUNT CONTRARIA VIS ET INJURIA.

The greatest enemies to peace are force and wrong.

MELIOR EST JUSTITIA VERE PRAEVENIENS QUAM SEVERE PUNIENS.

That justice which absolutely prevents [a crime] is better than that which severely punishes it.

MELIUS EST IN TEMPORE OCCURRERE, QUAM POST CAUSAM VULNERATUM REMEDIUM QUAERERE.

It is better to meet a thing in time than after an injury inflicted to seek a remedy.

NEMO IN PROPRIA CAUSA TESTIS ESSE DEBET.

No one ought to be a witness in his own cause.

NEMO INTAUDITUS CONDEMNARI DEBET SI NON SIT CONTUMAX.

No man ought to be condemned without being heard unless he be contumacious.

NIHIL POSSUMUS CONTRA VERITATEM.

We can do nothing against the truth.

NON SOLENT QUAE ABUNDANT VITIARE SCRIPTURAS.

Superfluities [things which abound] do not usually vitiate writings.

NON VALET DONATIO NISI SUBSEQUATUR TRADITIO.

A gift is not valid unless accompanied by possession.

OMNE ACTUM AB INTENTIONE AGENTIS EST JUDICANDUM.

Every act is to be judged by the intention of the doer.

RES PER PECUNIAM AESTIMATUR, ET NON PERCUNIA PER REM.

The value of a thing is estimated according to its worth in money, but the value of money is not estimated by its reference to a thing.

RES ACCENDENT LUMINA REBUS.

One thing throws light upon others.

SAEPE VIATOREM, NOVA, NON VETUS, ORBITA FALLIT.

A new road, not an old one, often deceives the traveler.

SECUNDUM NATURAM EST COMMODA CUJUSQUE REI EUM SEQUI, QUEM SEQUUNTUR INCOMMODA.

It is according to nature that the advantage of anything should attach to him whom the disadvantages attach.

SEQUI DEBET POTENTIA JUSTITIAM NON PRAECEDERE.

Power should follow justice, not precede it.

TESTAMENTA CUM DUO INTER SE PUGNANTIA REPERIUNTUR, ULTIMUM RATUM EST; SIC EST, CUM DUO INTER SE PUGNANTIA REPERIUNTUR IN EODEM TESTAMENTO.

When two conflicting wills are found, the last prevails; so it is when two conflicting clauses occur in the same will.

TESTES PONDERANTUR, NON NUMERANTUR.

Witnesses are weighed, not numbered.

UBI LEX NON DISTINGUIT, NEC NOS DISTINGUERE DEBEMUS.

Where the law does not distinguish, neither ought we to distinguish.

UBI MAJOR PARS EST, IBI TOTUM.

Where the greater part is, there the whole is. That is, majorities govern.

VAGABUNDUM NUNCUPAMUS EUM QUI NULLIBI DOMICILIUM CONTRAXIT HABITATIONIS.

We call him a "vagabond" who has acquired nowhere a domicile of residence.

VIPERINA EST EXPOSITIO QUAE CORRODIT VISCERA TEXTUS.

It is a poisonous exposition which destroys the vitals of the text.

VIX ULLA LEX FIERI POTEST QUAE OMNIBUS COMMODA SIT, SED SI MAJORI PARTI PROSPICIAT, UTILIS EST.

Scarcely any law can be made which is adapted to all, but if it provide for the greatest part, it is useful.