Optimam esse legem, quae minimum relinquit arbitrio judicis; in quod certitudo ejus praestat
- Optimam esse legem, quae minimum relinquit arbitrio judicis; in quod certitudo ejus praestat
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That law is best which leaves the least to the decision of the judge; this is because the certainty of it is manifest.
Ballentine's law dictionary.
Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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