- Quae communi lege derogant stricte interpretantur
- Those (statutes) which derogate from the common law are strictly interpreted.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
quae communi lege derogant stricte interpretantur — /kwiy kamyuwnay liyjiy deragant striktiy intarprataentar/ [Statutes] which derogate from the common law are strictly interpreted … Black's law dictionary