- Optimus legum interpres consuetudo
- The best interpreter of the laws is custom or usage.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Optimus legum interpres consuetudo
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consuetudo est optimus interpres legum — /konswatyuwdow est optamas intarpriyz liygam/ Custom is the best expounder of the laws … Black's law dictionary
consuetudo est optimus interpres legum — /konswatyuwdow est optamas intarpriyz liygam/ Custom is the best expounder of the laws … Black's law dictionary
Consuetudo est optimus interpres legum — Custom is the best interpreter of the law. Boyd v United States, 116 US 616, 622, 29 L Ed 746, 748, 6 S Ct 524 … Ballentine's law dictionary
custom — cus·tom n 1: a practice common to many or to a particular place or institution; esp: a long established practice that is generally recognized as having the force of law see also section 1983 compare usage 2 pl … Law dictionary
law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… … Law dictionary
