- Ubi lex est specialis, et ratio ejus generalis generaliter accipienda est
- Where the law is special, but the reason of it is general, it should be construed generally.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Ubi lex est specialis, et ratio ejus generalis generaliter accipienda est
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