- Nova constitutio futuris formam imponere debet, non praeteritis
- A new law ought to be prospective, not retrospective, in its operation. 50 Am J1st Star § 478.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Nova constitutio futuris formam imponere debet, non praeteritis
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