Carcer ad homines custodiendos, non ad puniendos, dari debet.
A prison ought to be assigned for keeping men, not for
punishing them.
Carcer non supplicii causa sed custodiæ constitutus.
A prison is ordained not for the sake of punishment, but
for ward.
Casus fortuitus non est sperandus, et nemo tenetur divinare.
A fortuitous case is not to be calculated upon, and nobody
is bound to conjecture what may happen.
Casus omissus pro omisso habendus est.
A case omitted is to be considered as omitted.
Casus omissus et oblivioni datus, depositioni communis juris
relinquitur.
A case omitted and consigned to oblivion is left to the
disposal of common law.
Catella juste possessa amitti non possunt.
[Transcriber’s Note: “Catalla” should be “Catalla.”]
A little whelp, (perhaps cattle), lawfully possessed,
cannot be lost.
[Transcriber’s Note: “A little whelp, (perhaps cattle)”
should be “Chattels.”]
Catalla reputantur inter minima in lege.
Chattels are considered as among the least things, in law.
Causa et origo est materia negotii.
Cause and origin are the subject matters of business.
Causa publica vicarium non recipit.
A public cause does not admit of a substitute.
Causa vaga et incerta, non est causa rationabilis.
A vague and uncertain cause is not a reasonable cause.
Cautionis in re plus est quam in persona.
There is more security in the thing than in a person.
Caveat emptor; caveat venditor.
Let the purchaser beware—let the seller beware.
Caveat emptor; qui ignorare non debuit quod jus alienum emit.
Let the purchaser take care; who ought not to be ignorant
what right of another he purchases.
Certa debet esse intentio et narratio, et certum fundamentum, et certa
res quæ deducitur in judicium.
The design and narration ought to be certain, and the
foundation certain, and the matter certain, which is
brought into court to be tried.
Certum est quod certum reddi potest.
What can be rendered certain is certain.
Cessa regnare si non vis judicare.
Cease to reign if there be no power to judge.
Cessante causa, cessat effectus.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases.
Cessante ratione legis, cessat ipsa lex.
The reason of a law discontinuing, the law itself
discontinues.
Charta ejus quæ sub potestate viri sit in lege nulla.
The writing of that woman who is under the power of her
husband has no legal weight—is void in law.
Chirographum apud debitorem repertum præsumitur solutum.
A bill found in the possession of a debtor, is presumed to
be paid.
Certa res oportet in judicium deducatur.
A certain matter is necessary sometimes to be brought into
court for trial.
Clam delinquentes magis puniuntur quam palam.
Clandestine transactions are more severely punished than
those openly committed.
Clausula generalis de residuo non ea complectitur quæ non ejusdem sint
generis cum iis quæ speciatim dicta fuerant.
A general clause of reservation does not comprehend those
things which may not be of the same kind with those which
have been specially expressed.
Clausula generalis non refertur ad expressa.
A general clause does not refer to things mentioned.
Clausula vel dispositio inutilis per præsumptionem remotam vel causam
ex post facto non fulcitur.
An unnecessary clause, or disposition, is not supported by
a remote inference, or an ex post facto cause.
Clausulæ inconsuetæ semper inducunt suspicionem.
Uncustomary clauses always induce suspicion.
Clerici non ponantur in officio seculari.
The clergy cannot be placed in a secular office.
Collegium seu corpus corporatum nisi regiis constitutionibus non potest
existere.
A college or incorporated body, cannot exist unless by
royal authority.
Commercium jure gentium commune esse debet, et non in monopolium et
privatum paucorum quæstum convertendum.
Commerce by the law of nations ought to be common, and not
to be converted into a monopoly, and the private gain of a
few.
Commodum ex injuria sua nemo habere debet.
Nobody ought to derive advantage from his injurious
behaviour.
Communis error facit jus.
A common error makes law necessary.
Communiter unum officium est excusatio alterius.
One duty commonly is the excuse for the non performance of
another.
Concessio versus concedentem latam interpretationem habere debeat.
A grant made to another person granting, should have a wide
interpretation.
Condictio dicitur, cum quid in casum incertum, qui potest tendere ad
esse aut non esse, confertur.
[Transcriber’s Note: “Condictio” should be “Conditio.”]
The appointment of an action for a certain day, is said to
take place, when any thing in an uncertain case happens,
which may have a tendency to be or not to be.
[Transcriber’s Note: “The appointment of an action for a
certain day” should be “A condition.”]
Condictio rei furtivæ, quia rei habet persecutionem, hæredem quoque
furis obligat.
The appointment of an action on a certain day, relating to
stolen goods, as it implies the production of these stolen
goods, binds the heir of the thief also.
Condictio præcedens adimpleri debet priusquam sequatur effectus.
The appointment of an action preceding, ought to take place
before any effect can follow.
Condictio ad liberum tenementum auferendum non nisi ex facto placitari
debet.
An argument for taking away a free tenure, ought not to be
pleaded, except from the deed.
Conditio beneficialis quæ statum construit, benigne, secundum verborum
intentionem est interpretanda; odiosa, autem, quæ statum destruit,
stricte, secundum verborum proprietatem, accipienda.
A beneficial agreement which confirms one state, is to
be interpreted favourably, according to the intention of
the words; but an odious agreement, which destroys one
state, is to be understood strictly, according to the exact
meaning of the words.
Conditio ex parte extincta ex toto extinguitur.
An agreement extinguished in part, is wholly extinguished.
Conditio liberum tenementum cassans non per nuda verba sine charta
valebit.
An agreement making void a free tenement, will have no
weight by bare words without writing.
Conditio neminem juvabit nisi qui pars fuerit aut privus.
An agreement shall avail no one, unless he shall have been
a party, or privy to it.
Conditio partim extincta in omnibus extinguitur.
An agreement extinguished in any of its parts, is
extinguished in them all.
Conditiones præcedentes ad normam legis severe exigendæ; aliter de
subsequentibus ubi æquitati licet damnum rei infectæ pensari.
Preceding agreements must be rigorously exacted according
to the rule of the law; it is otherwise concerning
subsequent agreements, where equity is allowed to make up
for the loss incurred by the failure.
Conditiones præcedentes stricte interpretandæ, sed non ita de
subsequentibus.
Preceding agreements are to be strictly interpreted; but
not so concerning subsequent ones.
Conditiones quælibet odiosæ; maxime autem contra matrimonium et
commercium.
Some agreements are odious, but chiefly those against
matrimony and commerce.
Confessio facta in judicio, omni probatione major est.
Confession made in a trial is stronger than all proof.
Confessus in judicio pro judicato habetur, et quodammodo sua sententia
damnatur.
A person who confesses on trial, is considered as judged;
and in some measure is condemned on his own admission.
Confirmare nemo potest priusquam jus ei accederit.
Nobody can confirm before the right fall to him.
Confirmare est id quod prius infirmum fuit, firmare vel firmum facere.
To confirm is to strengthen, or make strong, that which
before was weak.
Confirmat usum qui tollit abusum.
He confirms the use who takes away the abuse.
Confirmatio est nulla ubi donum præcedens est invalidum.
There is no confirmation where the preceding gift is
invalid.
Confirmatio est possessionis jure defective per eos quorum jus est
ratihabitio.
The confirmation of a possession defective in law, is a
ratification by means of those whose right it is.
Confirmatio omnes supplet defectus, licet id quod actum est ab initio
non valuit.
Confirmation supplies all defects, although that which was
done at the beginning hath not been valid.
Conjunctio maris et fœminæ est de jure naturæ.
The conjunction or union of male and female is according to
the law of nature.
Conscientia legalis ex lege fundatur.
Legal consciousness is founded upon the law.
Conscientia legi nunquam contravenit.
Consciousness never contravenes the law.
Conscientia legis ex lege pendet.
A consciousness of the law depends upon the law.
Consensus est voluntas plurium ad quos res pertinet simul juncta, et
in criminalibus silentium præsentis consensum præsumit; in civilibus
nonnunquam vel absentis et ubi ejus interest etiam ignorantis.
Consent is the joint will of many, to whom the thing at the
same time belongs; and in criminal cases the silence of a
person present presumes consent: in civil cases, sometimes,
that of the person absent, and even ignorant where his
interest lies, does the same.
Consensus facit jus.
Consent constitutes law.
Consensus facit legem.
Consent constitutes written law.
Consensus non concubitus facit matrimonium, et consentire non possunt
ante annos nubiles.
Consent, and not cohabitation, constitutes matrimony; and
the parties cannot consent before marriageable years.
Consensus, non coitus, facit matrimonium.
Consent, and not coition, constitutes marriage.
Consensus tollit errorem.
Consent takes away error.
Consentientes et agentes pari pœna plectentur.
Those who consent, and those who act, shall be subjected to
the same punishment.
Consentire matrimonio non possunt infra annos nubiles.
Persons cannot consent to marriage before marriageable
years.
Consilii non fraudulenti nulla obligatio est. Cæterum si dolus et
calliditas intercessit, de dolo actio competit.
There is no obligation not to give fraudulent counsel; but
if fraud and cunning intervene, an action is competent
concerning the craft.
Constructio ad causam refertur.
Construction is referred to the cause.
Constructio ad principia refertur rei.
Construction is referred to the principles of a thing.
Constructio est secundum æquitatem.
Construction is according to equity.
Constructio legis non facit injuriam.
The construction of law does not occasion injury.
Constructio secundum æqualitatem rationis.
Construction is according to the equality of reason.
Consuetudo alicujus loci lex est legis loci; legi communi specie
diversa sed non in genere contraria.
The custom of any place is the law of that place; different
in species to common law, but not contrary in kind.
Consuetudo, contra rationem introducta, potius usurpatio quam
consuetudo appellari debet.
Custom introduced against reason, ought rather to be called
usurpation than custom.
Consuetudo debet esse certa; nam incerta, pro nullis habetur.
Custom ought to be certain; for if uncertain, it goes for
nothing.
Consuetudo est bonus, rationabilis, certus et communis loci alicujus
usus, cui memoria hominis non currat in contrarium.
Custom is the good, reasonable, certain, and common
practice of any place, contrary to which nothing is in the
recollection of man.
Consuetudo est optima interpres legum.
Custom is the best interpreter of the laws.
Consuetudo et communis assuetudo vincit legem non scriptam si sit
specialis, et interpretatur legem scriptam, si lex sit generalis.
Custom and common practice overrules a law not written, if
it be special, and interprets a written law, if the law be
general.
Consuetudo ex certa causa rationabili usitata, privat communem legem.
Usual custom from a certain reasonable cause, excludes
common laws.
Consuetudo licet sit magnæ authoritatis, nunquam tamen præjudicat
manifestæ veritati.
Custom, although it be of great authority, is, however,
never prejudicial to evident truth.
Consuetudo manerii et loci est observanda.
The custom of a manor, and of a place, is to be observed.
Consuetudo maneriorum domini voluntatem regit.
The custom of manors rules the will of the master.
Consuetudo neque injuria oriri neque tolli potest.
Custom can neither arise nor be taken away by injury.
Consuetudo non præjudicat veritati.
Custom is not prejudicial to truth.
Consuetudo populi Anglicani et communis lex liberta.
The custom of the English people, and the common law is
free.
Consuetudo præscripta et legitima, vincit legem.
Lawful and prescribed custom overcomes law.
Consuetudo pro lege servatur.
Custom is observed for law.
Consuetudo regni Angliæ, est Lex Angliæ.
The custom of the kingdom of England, is the law of England.
Consuetudo totius Angliæ est lex totius Angliæ communis.
The custom of all England is the common law of all England.
Consuetudo volentes ducit, lex volentes trahit.
[Transcriber’s Note: “lex volentes” should be “lex nolentes.”]
Custom guides those who are willing: law draws those who
are willing.
[Transcriber’s Note: “law draws those who are willing”
should be “law draws those who are unwilling.”]
Contemporanea expositio est optima, et fortissima in lege.
The exposition of contemporaries is the best, and the
strongest in law.
Contra bonos mores.
Against good morals.
Contra jus civilis regulas pacta conventa, rata non habentur.
Agreements made contrary to the civil law, are not
considered valid.
Contra legem facit, qui id facit, quod lex prohibet; in fraudem vero,
qui salvis verbis legis, sententiam ejus circumvenit.
He acts against the law, who does that which the law
prohibits; but he acts fraudulently, who, observing the
words of the law, eludes its meaning.
Contra non valentem agere, non currit præscriptio.
Prescription does not run against one unable to act.
Contra veritatem lex nunquam aliquid permittit.
The law never allows any thing against truth.
Contractus ad mentem partium verbis notatam intelligendus.
A contract is to be understood, according to the intention
of parties expressed in words.
Contractus ex turpi causa, vel contra bonos mores nullus.
A contract in an infamous cause, or subversive of good
morals, is void.
Contractus infantis invalidus si in damnum sui spectet.
The contract of an infant, or one under age, is invalid, if
it tends to his loss.
Contrectatio rei alienæ, animo furandi, est furtum.
The handling of another man’s property with an intention of
stealing it, is theft.
Conventio privatorum non potest publico juri derogare.
The agreement of private persons cannot derogate from
public right.
Copulatio verborum indicat acceptationem in eodem sensu.
The joining together of words, shows their acceptation in
the same sense.
Corpus corporatum ex uno potest consistere.
An incorporated body can consist of one person.
Corpus corporatum neque in lite sisti neque utlagari, neque bona
forisfacere, neque attinctum pati, attornatum facere, neque
excommunicari potest.
An incorporated body cannot be brought forward personally
in a law suit; nor outlawed; nor forfeit their goods;
nor suffer attaint; nor grant power of attorney; nor be
excommunicated.
Corpus corporatum non habet hæredes, neque executores, neque mori
potest.
An incorporated body has no heirs, nor executors, nor can
it die.
Corpus humanum non recipit æstimationem.
The human body does not admit of valuation.
Creditor qui permittit rem venire, pignus dimittit.
The creditor who allows property to be sold, gives up the
pledge.
Crescente malitia, crescere debet et pœna.
While wickedness increases, punishment ought also to
increase.
Crimen ex postfacto non diluitur.
A crime is not attoned for by an after action.
Crimen omnia ex se nata vitiat.
A crime vitiates all things proceeding from it.
Crimina morte extinguuntur.
Crimes are extinguished by death.
Cruciatus legibus invisi.
Tortures are odious to the laws.
Cui licet quod majus, non debet quod minus est non licere.
To whom what is greater is allowed, what is less ought also
to be allowed.
Cuique aliquis quid concedit, concedere videtur; et id, sine quo res
ipsa esse non potuit.
What any one grants to one, he appears to grant; and that
without which the thing itself could not be.
Cuilibet in arte sua credendum.
We ought to believe every one in his own profession.
Cui jurisdictio data est, ea quoque concessa esse videntur, sine,
quibus jurisdictio explicari non potuit.
To whom jurisdiction has been given, those things also seem
to be granted, without which jurisdiction could not be
explained.
Cui plus licet quam par est plus vult quam licet.
He to whom more is allowed than is proper, wishes more than
is allowed.
Cujus est commodum, ejus debet esse periculum.
He should have the risk, who has the advantage.
Cujus est dare, ejus est disponere.
He who has the right to give, has the right to dispose.
Cujus est donandi, eidem et vendendi, et concedendi jus est.
He who has the right of conferring a donation, has also the
right of selling and granting.
Cujus est solum, ejus est usque ad cœlum.
He who has a right to the soil, has a right even to the sky.
Cujus juris (i.e. Jurisdictionis) est, principale ejusdem juris erit
accessorium.
He to whom the jurisdiction belongs, will be the principal
accessory of the same jurisdiction.
Culpa caret qui scit, sed prohibere non potest.
He is free from fault who knows, but cannot hinder.
Culpa est immiscere se rei ad se non pertinenti.
It is a fault to meddle with that with which one has no
business.
Culpa vel pœna ex equitate non intenditur.
Blame or punishment does not proceed from equity.
Cum confitente mitius est agendum.
We must act more mildly with a person confessing.
Cum de lucro duorum quæratur, melior est causa possidentis.
When the question is concerning the gain of two persons,
the cause of the one in possession, is the better.
Cum principalis causa non consistit, plerumque ne ea quidem quæ
sequuntur locum habent.
When the main cause is not consistent, for the most part,
not even the things which follow have a place.
Curia cancellaria contractibus in plenum redigendis favet.
The chancery court favours the entire reduction of
contracts.
Curia cancellaria non nisi parliamento subdita.
The court of chancery is not subject, unless to the
parliament.
Curia ecclesiastica locum non habet super iis quæ juris sunt communis.
The ecclesiastical court has no right over those things
which are matter of common law.
Curia Parliamenti suis propriis legibus subsistit.
The parliament subsists by its own laws.
Curiosa et captiosa interpretatio in lege reprobatur.
An over-refined and captious interpretation is reprobated
in law.
Custos corporis cujusque infantis est is esto ad quem hæreditas nequeat
pervenire.
Let him be the guardian of the body of any infant, to whom
the inheritance cannot come.