Legal Maxims E-I

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Ei incumbit probatio qui	The onus of proving a fact rests upon the man.
Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat	The burden of the proof lies upon him who affirms, not he who denies.
Error, qui non resistitur approbatur	An error not resisted is approved.
Et cetera	Other things of that type.
Ex cathedra	With official authority.
Ex concessis	In view of what has already been accepted/
Ex dolo malo actio non oritur	A right of action cannot arise out of fraud.
Ex facie	On the fact of it.
Ex gratia	Out of kindness, voluntary.
Ex nihilo nil fit	From nothing nothing comes.
Ex nudo pacto actio non oritur	No action arises on a contract without a consideration.
Ex parte	Proceeding brought by one person in the absence of another.
Ex post facto	By reason of a subsequent act.
Ex praecedentibus et consequentibus optima fit interpretatio	The best interpretation is made from things preceding and following.
Ex turpi causa non oritur actio	No action arises on an immoral contract.
Exceptio probat regulam	An exception proves the rule.
Executio est executio juris secundum judicium	Execution is the fulfillment of the law in accordance with the judgment.
Executio est finis et fructus legis	An execution is the end and the fruit of the law.
Executio legis non habet injuriam	Execution of the law does no injury.
Extra legem positus est civiliter mortuus	One out of the pale of the law (i.e. an outlaw) is civilly dead.
F
Faciendum	Something which is to be done.
Factum	An act or deed.
Facultas probationum non est angustanda	The right of offering proof is not to be narrowed.
Falsa demonstratio non nocet	A false description does not vitiate.
Fatetur facinus qui judicium fugit	He who flees judgment confesses his guilt.
Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas	Happy is he who has been able to understand the causes of things.
Felonia implicatur in qualibet proditione	Felony is implied in every treason.
Festinatio justitiae est noverca infortunii	The hurrying of justice is the stepmother of misfortune.
Fictio cedit veritati; fictio juris non est, ubi veritas	Fiction yields to truth. Where truth is, fiction of law does not exist.
Fides servanda est	Good faith is to be preserved.
Fieri facias (abreviated fi. fa.)	That you cause to be made.
Filiatio non potest probari	Filiation cannot be proved.
Firmior et potentior est operatio legis quam dispositio hominis	The operation of law is firmer and more powerful than the will of man.
Forma legalis forma essentialis est	Legal form is essential form.
Fortior est custodia legis quam hominis	The custody of the law is stronger than that of man.
Fractionem diei non recipit lex	The law does not regard a fraction of a day.
Fraus est celare fraudem	It is a fraud to conceal a fraud.
Fraus est odiosa et non praesumenda	Fraud is odious and is not to be presumed.
Fraus et jus nunquam cohabitant	Fraud and justice never dwell together.
Fructus naturales	Vegetation which grows naturally without cultivation.
Frustra probatur quod probatum non relevat	That is proved in vain which when proved is not relevant.
Furor contrahi matrimonium non sinit, quia consensus opus est	Insanity prevents marriage from being contracted because consent is needed.
G
Generale nihil certum implicat	A general expression implies nothing certain.
Generalia praecedunt, specialia sequuntur	Things general precede, things special follow.
Generalia specialibus non derogant	Things general do not derogate from things special.
Generalis regula generaliter est intelligenda	A general rule is to be generally understood.
Gravius est divinam quam temporalem laedere majestatem	It is more serious to hurt divine than temporal majesty.
I
Id est (i.e)	That is.
Id quod commune est, nostrum esse dicitur	That which is common is said to be ours.
Idem	The same person or thing.
Idem nihil dicere et insufficienter dicere est	It is the same to say nothing as not to say enough.
Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorantia juris non excusat	Ignorance of fact excuses, ignorance of law does not excuse.
Imperium in imperio	A sovereignty within a sovereignty.
Impotentia excusat legem	Impossibility is an excuse in the law.
Impunitas semper ad deteriora invitat	Impunity always leads to greater crimes.
In aequali jure melior est conditio possidentis	When the parties have equal rights, the condition of the possessor is better.
In alta proditione nullus potest esse acessorius; sed principalis solum modo	In high treason no one can be an accessory; but a principal only.
In Anglia non est interregnum	In England there is no interregnum.
In camera	In private.
In casu extremae necessitatis omnia sunt communia	In a case of extreme necessity everything is common.
In criminalibus probationes debent esse luce clariores	In criminal cases the proofs ought to be cleared than the light.
In curia domini regis, ipse in propria persona jura discernit	In the King s Court, the King himself in his own person dispenses justice.
In delicto	At fault.
In esse	In existence.
In extenso	At full length.
In fictione legis aequitas existit	A legal fiction is consistent with equity.
In foro conscientiae	In the forum of conscience.
In futoro	In the future.
In jure non remota causa sed proxima spectatur	In law not the remote but the proximate cause is looked at.
In limine	At the outset, on the threshold.
In loco parentis	In place of the parent.
In mortua manu	In a dead hand.
In novo casu novum remedium apponendum est	In a new case a new remedy is to be applied.
In omni re nascitur res quae ipsam rem exterminat	In everything is born that which destroys the thing itself.
In omnibus	In every respect.
In pari delicto potior est conditio possidentis	When the parties are equally in the wrong the condition of the possessor is better.
In personam	Against the person.
In pleno	In full.
In quo quis delinquit in eo de jure est puniendus	In whatever thing one offends in that he is to be punished according to law.
In re dubia magis inficiatio quam affirmatio intelligenda	In a doubtful matter the negative is to be understood rather than the affirmative.
In republica maxime conservanda sunt jura belli	In a State the laws of war are to be especially observed.
In situ	In its place.
In terrorem	As a warning or deterrent.
In testamentis plenius testatoris intentionem scrutamur	In wills we seek diligently the intention of the testator.
In traditionibus scriptorum non quod dictum est, sed quod gestum est, inspicitur	In the delivery of writings (deeds), not what is said but what is done is to be considered.
In verbis, non verba sed res et ratio quaerenda est	In words, not words, but the thing and the meaning are to be inquired into.
Indicia	Marks, signs.
Injuria non excusat injuriam	A wrong does not excuse a wrong.
Intentio inservire debet legibus, non leges intentioni	Intention ought to be subservient to the laws, not the laws to the intention.
Inter alia	Amongst other things.
Interest reipublicae res judicatas non rescindi	It is in the interest of the State that things adjudged be not rescinded.
Interest reipublicae suprema hominum testamenta rata haberi	It is in the interest of the State that men s last wills be sustained.
Interest reipublicae ut quilibet re sua bene utatur	It is in the interest of the State that every one use properly his own property.
Interest reipublicase ut sit finis litium	It is in the interest of the State that there be an end to litigation.
Interim	Temporary, in the meanwhile.
Interpretare et concordare leges legibus est optimus interpretandi modus	To interpret and harmonize laws is the best method of interpretation.
Interpretatio fienda est ut res magis valeat quam pereat	Such a construction is to be made that the thing may have effect rather than it should fail.
Interruptio multiplex non tollit praescriptionem semel obtentam	Repeated interruption does not defeat a prescription once obtained.
Invito beneficium non datur	A benefit is not conferred upon one against his consent.
Ipsissima verba	The very words of a speaker.
Ipso facto	By that very fact.
Ira furor brevis est	Anger is brief insanity.
Iter arma leges silent	In war the laws are silent.