- Optimus interpres rerum usus
- Usage is the best interpreter of things. Destrehan v Louisiana Cypress Lumber Co. 45 La Ann 920.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Optimus interpres rerum usus
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