- Lex non cogit ad impossibilia
- The law does not compel that which is impossible.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Lex non cogit ad impossibilia
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lex non cogit ad impossibilia — /leks non kowjat aed amposabil(i)ya/ The law does not compel the doing of impossibilities … Black's law dictionary
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