Natura appetit perfectum; ita et lex.
Nature desires what is perfect; so does the law.
Natura non facit vacuum, nec lex supervacuum.
Nature makes no vacuum, nor does the law make any thing
superfluous.
Naturale est quidlibet dissolvi eo modo quo ligatur.
It is natural that any thing be dissolved in the same way
in which it is bound.
Ne in crastinum quod possis hodie.
Do not put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day.
Ne licitatorem venditor apponat.
Let not the seller appoint a person to bid.
Necessitas excusat aut extenuat delictum in capitalibus, quod non
operatur idem in civilibus.
Necessity excuses or extenuates a transgression in capital
cases, which does not operate the same in civil cases.
Necessitas facit licitum quod alias non est licitum.
Necessity makes a thing lawful, which otherwise is unlawful.
Necessitas inducit privilegium quod jure privatur.
Necessity brings in a privilege which is taken away by law.
Necessitas non habet legem.
Necessity hath no law.
Necessitas publica major est quam privata.
Public necessity is greater than private necessity.
Necessitas quod cogit, defendit.
What necessity compels to do, it defends.
Necessitas sub lege non continetur, quia quod alias non est licitum
necessitas facit licitum.
Necessity is not bound down under law; because what in
other cases is not lawful, necessity makes lawful.
Necessitas vincet legem,—legum vincula irridet.
Necessity will overcome the law,—baffles the restraints of
law.
Nefarium per formulas legis laqueos innectere innocentibus.
It is infamous to lay snares for the innocent, by means of
the forms of law.
Negatio destruit negationem.
Denial destroys denial.
Negatio non potest probari.
Denial cannot be proved.
Nemini in alium plus licet quam concessum est legibus.
More is allowed to no one against another, than what is
granted by the laws.
Neminem oportet legibus esse sapientiorem.
It behoves no one to be wiser than the laws.
Nemo aliquam partem recte intelligere potest, antequam totum, iterum
atque iterum perlegit.
Nobody can rightly understand any part before he peruses
the whole again and again.
Nemo bis punitur pro eodem delicto.
Nobody is punished twice for the same transgression.
Nemo bis in periculum veniet pro eodem delicto.
Nobody shall come twice into danger for the same crime.
Nemo cogitur rem suam vendere, etiam justo pretio.
Nobody is forced to sell his own property even for a just
price.
Nemo contra factum suam venire potest.
Nobody can come against his own deed.
Nemo damnum facit, nisi qui id fecit, quod facere jus non habet.
Nobody occasions a loss but he who did that which he had
not a right to do.
Nemo dat qui non habet.
He who hath not cannot give.
Nemo debet bis puniri pro uno delicto; et Deus non agit bis in ipsum.
Nobody ought to be punished twice for one fault; and God
does not act twice against him.
Nemo debet bis vexari, si constet curiæ, quod pro una et eadem causa.
Nobody ought to be twice harassed, if it be certain to the
court, that it is for one and the same cause.
Nemo debet esse judex in propria causa.
No one ought to be a judge in his own cause.
Nemo debet locupletari ex alterius incommodo.
No one ought to be enriched at the expense of another.
Nemo debet rem suam sine facto aut defectu suo amittere.
Nobody ought to lose his own property, without his own deed
or deficiency.
Nemo dubitat, solvendo videre cum qui defenditur.
No one hesitates by means of paying to see him who is
defended.
Nemo est hæres viventis.
Nobody is the heir of the person living.
Nemo est supra leges.
Nobody is above the laws.
Nemo ex dolo suo proprio relevetur, aut auxilium capiat.
Let no one be relieved, or derive assistance from his own
proper fraud.
Nemo ex his qui negant se debere, prohibitur etiam alia defensione uti;
nisi lex impedit.
No one of those who deny that they are owing, is prohibited
also to use another defence, unless, the law hinders.
Nemo ex suo delicto meliorem suam conditionem facere potest.
Nobody can make his condition better from his own crime.
Nemo factum a se alienum tenetur scire.
Nobody is bound to know an act or deed foreign to himself.
Nemo forrestam habet nisi rex.
Nobody has a forest but the king.
Nemo ideo obligatur, quia recepturus est ab alio quod præstiterit.
Nobody is bound, therefore, because he is about to receive
from another what he hath performed.
Nemo idoneus publicum munus impositum potest recusare.
No fit person may refuse a public office imposed upon
himself.
Nemo igitur ad littus maris accedere prohibetur.
Nobody, therefore, is prohibited to approach the sea shore.
Nemo inauditus nec summonitus condemnari debet, si non sit contumax.
Nobody ought to be condemned unheard, or without being
summoned, if he be not contumacious.
Nemo, qui condemnare potest, absolvere non potest.
No one who can condemn, is unable to acquit.
Nemo judex esse debet in propria causa.
Nobody ought to be a judge in his own cause.
Nemo locupletandus est cum detrimento alterius.
Nobody is to be enriched by the loss of another.
Nemo militans Deo implicet se negotiis secularibus.
No one serving God should entangle himself with secular
affairs.
Nemo plus commodi hæredi suo relinquit, quam ipse habuit.
Nobody leaves more advantage to his heir than he himself
had.
Nemo plus juris ad alium transferre potest, quam ipse haberet.
Nobody can transfer more privilege to another, than he
should have.
Nemo potest contra recordum verificare per patriam.
Nobody can certify against a record through the country.
Nemo potest episcopo mandare præter regem.
Nobody can give a mandate to a bishop, except the king.
Nemo potest esse tenens et dominus.
Nobody can be both tenant and master.
Nemo potest facere per alium quod per se non potest.
Nobody can do by another what he cannot do by himself.
Nemo potest gladii potestatem sibi datam, vel cujus alterius
coercitionis, ad alium transferre.
Nobody can transfer to another the power of the sword given
to himself, or of any other coercion.
Nemo potest immittere in alienum.
Nobody can send into another’s field.
Nemo potest mutare consilium suum in alterius injuriam.
Nobody can change his plan to the injury of another.
Nemo potest mutare consilium suum in præjudicium alterius.
Nobody can change his design to the prejudice of another.
Nemo potest nisi quod de jure potest.
No one can do any thing but what he can do by law.
Nemo potest plus juris ad alium transferre quam ipse habet.
Nobody can transfer more right to another than he has
himself.
Nemo potest sibi mutare causam possessionis.
Nobody can change for himself the cause of his possession.
Nemo prædo est, qui pretium numeravit.
Nobody is a pirate, who hath told down the price.
Nemo præsumitur donare.
Nobody is presumed to give a donation.
Nemo procerum vel in jurata poni vel seniscallus manerii esse debet
propter dignitatem.
No nobleman can either act as a juryman, or hold a menial
office, on account of his dignity.
Nemo prohibetur pluribus defensionibus uti.
Nobody is prohibited to use many defences.
Nemo proprietatem rei sibi quærat invito domino.
Let no one ask the property of a thing to himself, while
the owner is unwilling.
Nemo prudens punit ut præterita revocentur, sed ut futura præveniantur.
No prudent person punishes that past offences may be
recalled, but that future ones may be prevented.
Nemo punitur pro alieno delicto.
Nobody is punished for another person’s transgression.
Nemo qui non sit clericus beneficium clericale habebit bis.
No one who is not a clergyman shall have a clerical
benefice twice.
Nemo rem suam amittat, nisi ex facto aut delicto suo aut neglectu.
Let no one lose his own property, unless by his own deed,
transgression, or neglect.
Nemo tenetur armare adversarium contra se.
Nobody is bound to arm his adversary against himself.
Nemo tenetur edere instrumenta contra se.
Nobody is bound to furnish arms against himself.
Nemo tenetur jurare in suam turpitudinem.
Nobody is bound to swear to his own disgrace.
Nemo tenetur seipsum accusare.
Nobody is bound to accuse himself.
Nemo videtur fraudare eos, qui sciunt et consentiunt.
Nobody appears to defraud those who know and consent.
Neque leges, neque senatus consulta ita scribi possunt, ut omnes
casus, qui quandoque inciderint, comprehendantur; sed sufficit ea quæ
plærumque accidunt contineri.
Neither laws nor acts of parliament can be so written that
they may comprehend all cases which at any one time shall
have happened; but it is sufficient that those be contained
in them, which for the most part happen.
Nihil calliditate stultius.
Nothing is more foolish than cunning.
Nihil dat qui non habet.
He gives nothing who has nothing.
Nihil facit error nominis cum de corpore constat.
A mistake with regard to the name does nothing, when we are
certain of the person.
Nihil in lege intolerabilius est, eandem rem diverso jure censeri.
Nothing is more intolerable in law, than that the same
thing be judged by a different rule.
Nihil interest, ipso jure quis actionem non habeat, an per exceptionem
infirmetur.
It is of no consequence in the law itself, who may not have
an action, or may be weakened by an exception.
Nihil magis consentaneum est, quam ut iisdem modis res dissolvatur
quibus constituerit.
Nothing is more agreeable than that a matter be dissolved
by the same means by which it was constituted.
Nihil perfectum est dum aliquid restat agendum.
Nothing is perfect while something remains to be done.
Nihil potest rex nisi quod de jure potest.
The king can do nothing, unless what he can do by the law.
Nihil quod est contra rationem est licitum.
Nothing which is against reason is lawful.
Nihil quod inconveniens est, licitum est.
Nothing which is inconvenient is allowed.
Nihil tam naturale est, quam eo genere quidque dissolvere, quo
colligatum est. Ideo verborum obligatio verbis tollitur; nudi consensus
obligatio contrario consensu dissolvitur.
Nothing is so natural as to dissolve any thing in the way
in which it was bound together. Therefore the obligation
of words is taken away by words; the obligation of mere
consent is dissolved by the contrary consent.
Nihil tam conveniens est naturali æquitati quam unumquodque dissolvi eo
ligamine quo ligatum est.
There is nothing so agreeable to natural equity, than that
every thing be dissolved by that tie by which it was bound.
Nihil tam conveniens est naturali æquitati quam voluntatem domini rem
suam in alium transferre, ratam habere.
Nothing is so agreeable to natural equity, as to reckon
valid the will of a master to transfer his property to
another.
Nihil tam proprium est imperii quam legibus vivere.
Nothing is so peculiar to empire, as to live by the laws.
Nihil tam naturale est, quam eo genere quodque dissolvere quo
colligatum est.
Nothing is so natural as to dissolve any thing in that way
in which it was bound.
Nihil cuiquam expedit quod per leges non licet.
What is not allowed by the laws is profitable to none.
Nil iniquius quam æquitatem nimis intendere.
Nothing is so unjust as to stretch equity too far.
Nil tam proprium imperii ac libertatis quam legibus vivere.
Nothing is so peculiar to empire and liberty, as to live by
the laws.
Nil utile aut honestum quod legibus contrarium.
Nothing is useful or honourable, which is contrary to the
laws.
Nimia certitudo certitudinem ipsam destruit.
Too great certainty destroys certainty itself.
Nimia subtilitas in lege reprobatur.
Too much subtility is reprobated in the law.
Nolumus leges Angliæ mutari quæ hujusque usitatæ sunt atque approbatæ.
We are unwilling that the laws of England should be
changed, which hitherto have been in common use and
approved.
Non accipi debent verba in falsum quæ competunt in verum.
Words ought not to be received for a falsehood which are
competent to truth.
Non alienat, qui duntaxat omittit possessionem.
He does not alienate who merely omits possession.
Non alio modo puniatur aliquis, quam secundum quod se habet condemnatio.
No one can be punished in any other way, than according to
what his condemnation is.
Non capitur, qui jus publicum sequitur.
He is not taken who follows public right.
Non crimen per se neque privatum damnum sed publicum malum leges
spectant.
The laws do not regard a crime by itself, nor as a private
loss, but as a public evil.
Non dat qui contra leges dat.
He does not give, who gives contrary to law.
Non debeo melioris conditionis esse, quam auctor meus, a quo jus in me
transit.
I ought not to be in a better condition than my author,
from whom the right passes to me.
Non debet alteri per alterum iniqua conditio inferri.
An unjust condition ought not to be brought forward to one,
by means of another.
Non debet, cui plus licet, quod minus est non licere.
To whom more is allowed, that which is less ought to be
allowed.
Non debet actori licere, quod reo non permittitur.
That ought not to be allowed to the pursuer, which is not
permitted to the defender.
Non decipitur, qui scit se decipi.
He is not deceived, who knows that he is himself deceived.
Non defendere videtur, non tantum qui latitat, sed et is qui præsens
negat se defendere, aut non vult suscipere actionem.
Not only he who sculks, but likewise he who when present
refuses to defend himself, or does not wish to undertake an
action, seems not to defend.
Non effecit affectus nisi sequatur effectus.
The inclination has had no effect, unless the effect follow.
Non est disputandum contra principia negantem.
We must not dispute against a person denying first
principles.
Non est lex sed servitus ad tenere quibus non consenseris.
To be held by the things to which you may not have
consented, is not law, but servitude.
Non est deleganda reipublicæ cura personæ non idoneæ.
The care of the republic is not to be delegated to an
improper person.
Non est dives rex ubi subditi pauperes.
The king is not rich, when his subjects are poor.
Non est novum, ut quæ semel utiliter constituta sunt durent, licet ille
casus extiterit, a quo initium capere non potuerint.
It is not strange, that what have once advantageously been
constituted endure, although the case may exist, from which
they could not have taken a beginning.
Non est singulis concedendum quod publice per magistratum fieri possit,
ne occasio sit majoris tumultus faciendi.
We must not grant to individuals, what can be publicly done
by a magistrate, lest there should be an occasion of making
a greater tumult.
Non morbus plerumque sed curatio neglecta interficit.
It is not the disease, which for the most part kills, but
the neglecting of the cure.
Non minor est proditio legis quam regem velle perdere.
The betraying of the law, is not less than to wish to
destroy the king.
Non minus sunt turpia principi multa supplicia quam medico multa funera.
Many punishments are no less disgraceful to a prince, than
many funerals to a physician.
Non potest rex gratiam facere cum injuria alterius.
The king cannot do a favour to the injury of another.
Non omnia domino in servos licita.
All things are not allowed to a master towards his servants.
Non solet deterior conditio fieri eorum, qui litem contestati sunt,
quam si non, sed plerumque melior.
The condition of those who have contested a suit, is not
wont to be worse, than if they had not, but for the most
part better.
Non valet impedimentum quod de jure non sortitur effectum.
An impediment is not valid, which does not obtain effect
from law.
Non videtur cepisse, qui per exceptionem a petitione removetur.
He does not seem to have obtained right, who by exception
is removed from making his request.
Non videtur consensum retinuisse, si quis ex præscripto minantis
aliquid immutavit.
He does not seem to have still given his consent, if any
one hath changed any thing by the command of a person
threatening him.
Non videtur quisquam id capere, quod ei necesse est alii restituere.
No one seems to obtain that which it is necessary for him
to restore unto another.
Non videntur rem amittere, quibus propria non fuit.
They do not seem to lose their property to whom it did not
belong.
Non videntur, qui errant consentire.
They do not seem to consent, who commit a mistake.
Novum judicium non dat novum jus, sed declarat antiquum; quia judicium
est juris dictum, et per judicium jus est noviter revelatum quod diu
fuit velatum.
A new trial does not give a new law, but declares the
ancient law; because a trial is the dictate of law, and by
trial the law is revealed of new, which for a long time was
veiled.
Novatio non præsumitur.
Innovation is not presumed.
Nothus nullius est filius.
A bastard is the son of nobody.
Nudum pactum est ubi nulla subest causa præter conventionem; sed ubi
subest causa, fit obligatio, et parit actionem.
A mere naked bargain is, where no cause exists, except
agreement; but where a cause exists, an obligation takes
place, and is the foundation of an action.
Nulla impossibilia aut inhonesta sunt præsumenda; vera autem et honesta
et possibilia.
No impossible or dishonourable things are to be presumed;
but true, honourable, and possible things.
Nulla pœna capitis nulla quæ hominum remve ejus destruat esse potest
nisi legibus præfinita.
No capital punishment, no punishment which may destroy
either a man or his property can be, unless determined by
the law beforehand.
Nulla res vehementius rempublicam continet quam fides.
Nothing holds the state more strongly together than honesty.
Nulla virtus, nulla scientia, locum suum et dignitatem, conservare
potest sine modestia.
No virtue, no knowledge, can preserve its place and
dignity, without moderation.
Nulla unquam de morte hominis cunctatio longa est.
No delay is ever long about the death of a man.
Nullius charta legibus potest derogare.
The written deed of no one can derogate from the laws.
Nulli vendemus nulli negabimus aut differemus justitiam vel rectum.
To none shall we sell, to none shall we deny, or put off
justice, or rectitude.
Nullum crimen patitur is qui non prohibet, cum prohibere (non) potest.
He is chargeable with no crime who does not hinder when he
has no power to hinder.
Nullum damnum sine remedio.
There is no loss without a remedy.
Nullum exemplum est idem omnibus.
No example is the same to all.
Nullum iniquum est præsumendum in jure.
Nothing unjust is to be presumed in law.
Nullum iniquum in jure præsumendum est.
No injustice is to be presumed in law.
Nullum medicamentum est idem omnibus.
No remedy is applicable to all cases.
Nullum simile est idem.
No similar thing is the same.
Nullum tempus occurrit regi: Rex nunquam moritur.
No time occurs to the king; the king never dies.
Nullum tempus occurrit regi: Rex nunquam.
No time occurs to the king; the king never fails.
Nullus commodum capere potest de injuria sua propria.
No one can derive advantage from his own proper injury.
Nullus dicitur accessorius post feloniam, sed ille qui novit
principalem feloniam fecisse.
None is called an accessory after felony, but he who knows
that he committed the principal felony.
Nullus recedat e curia cancellaria sine remedio.
Let no one apply to the court of chancery without obtaining
redress.
Nullus videtur dolo facere qui jure suo utitur.
No one seems to act with guile, who uses his own right.
Nunquam concluditur in falso.
A conclusion is never drawn in a supposed case.
Nunquam crescit ex post facto præteriti delicti æstimatio.
The estimation of a past transgression never increases from
an after-deed.
Nunquam decurritur ad extraordinarium sed ubi deficit ordinarium.
Recourse is never had to an extraordinary case, but when an
ordinary one fails.
Nunquam nimis dicitur quod nunquam satis dicitur.
Too much is never spoken when never enough is spoken.
Nunquam præscribitur in falso.
Prescription is never founded in falsehood.
Nunquam recurritur ad extraordinarium ubi valet ordinarium.
We never have recourse to an extraordinary instance, when
an ordinary one is valid.
Nuptias, non concubitus, sed consensus facit.
Not cohabitation, but consent, constitutes marriage.