- Quod non valet in principali, in accessorio seu consequenti non valebit; et quod non valet in magis propinquo, non valebit in magis remoto
- That which is not valid as to the principal matter will not be valid as to the accessory or consequential matter; and that which is not valid as to the more proximate matter will not be valid as to the more remote matter.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.