- Omnis nova constitutio futuris formam imponere debet, non praeteritis
- Every new regulation ought to prescribe a form for the future acts, not for the past.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
omnis nova constitutio futuris formam imponere debet, non praeteritis — /omnas nowva konstat(y)uwsh(iy)ow fyatyuras formam impownariy debat, non pratehratas/ Every new statute ought to prescribe a form to future, not to past, acts … Black's law dictionary