- Nullum tempos occurrit regi
- Time does not run against the king or sovereign. United States v Thompson, 98 US 486, 25 L Ed 194.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Nullum tempos occurrit regi
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Nullum Tempos Act — /nalam tempas aekt/ A name given to the statute 3 Geo. Ill, c. 16, because that act, in contravention of the maxim Nullum tempos occurrit regi (no lapse of time bars the king), limited the crown s right to sue, etc., to the period of sixty years … Black's law dictionary
Contract — • The canonical and moralist doctrine on this subject is a development of that contained in the Roman civil law. In civil law, a contract is defined as the union of several persons in a coincident expression of will by which their legal relations … Catholic encyclopedia
