- Verba aliquid operari debent; debent intelligi ut aliquid operentur
- Words ought to be effective in some way; they ought to be understood as being in some way operative or effective.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
verba aliquid operari debent; debent intelligi ut aliquid operentur — /varba eelakwad opareray debant; debant intelajay at aelakwad oparentar/ Words ought to have some operation; they ought to be interpreted in such a way as to have some operation … Black's law dictionary