What is meant by Maxim?

In legal and philosophical contexts, a maxim refers to a concise expression of a fundamental principle or rule of conduct. Maxims are often used to convey wisdom, guide ethical behavior, or encapsulate legal principles. These statements are typically brief and memorable, making them easy to recall and apply in various situations. For example, in the legal field, maxims may be used to express principles of equity, justice, or fairness. One well-known legal maxim is “Justice delayed is justice denied,” conveying the idea that a delayed legal process can undermine the fairness and effectiveness of justice.    

Maxims can be found in various legal traditions and philosophical writings, and they serve as guiding principles for decision-making and ethical conduct. They are often used to distill complex ideas into succinct and memorable phrases that can be easily remembered and applied in practical situations.

A

• A coelo usque and centrum

• Actio Personalis Moritur Cum Persona

• Actio Personalis Mortum Cum Persona

• Actus Curiae Neminem Gravabit

• Allegans contraria non est audiendus

• An act of court shall prejudice no man

• Arbitrium Est Judicium Boni Viri, Secundum Acquum Et Bonum

• Aucupia Verboem Sunt Judice Indigna

• Audi Alteram Partem

• Autrefois acquit

• Autrefois Convict and Aturefois Acquit

C

• Certum Est Quod Certum Reddi Potest

• Cuilibet licet renuntiar juri prose introducto

• Cujus Est Instituere Ejus Abrogare

D

• Delay Defeats Equity

• Delegata Potestas Non Potest Delegati

• Delegations Non Polest Delegose (or Delegasi)

• Delegatus Non Potest Delegare

• Dubio Secundum Reum Potius Quam Secundum Actorem Litom Dori Opertet

E

• Emins Nova Constitutio Futuris Forma Imponere debet, et non Praeteritio

• Equity would help vigilant and not indolent

• Ex Diuturnitate Temporis Omnia Proesumuntur Rite Et Solenniter Esse Acta

• Ex Dolo Malo Non Oritur Actio

• Ex Turpi Causa Non Oritur Actio

• Expressio Unius Alterius Exclusio

• Expressio Unius Est Exclusio Alterius

• Expressio Unius Exclusio Alterius

• Expressum Facit Cessare Facitum

F

• Falsa Bemonstratio Non Nocet

• Falsa Demonstraio Non Nocet

• Falsus in Uno Falsus in Omnibus

• Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum

• Fraus Et Dolus Nemini Patracinari Debent

• Fraus Et Jus Num Quam Cohabitant

 

G

• Generalia Specialibus Non Derogant

• Generalibus specialia derogant

 

H

• He who seeks equity must do equity

I

• Ignorantia Juris Neminum Excusat

• Ignorantia Juris Sui non Praejudicat Juri

• Ignorantia Juris Sui non Prasejudicat Juri

• Ignorantia Legis Neminem Excusat

• Ignorantia praesumitur ubi scientia non probatur

• In Pari Delicto Potior Est Conditio Defendtis

• Inter Arms Leges Silent

• Interest Reipulicae Ut Sit Finis Litium

J

• Justice hurried is justice burried

L

• Law helps vigilant and not indolent

• Law non cogit ad impossibilia

• Leges Posteriores Priores Contrarias Abrogant

• Lex Non Coit Ad Impossibilia

• Lex semper dabit Remedium

• Locus Poenitentiae, Rule of

N

• Nemo bis puniture aut vaxatur pro eodum delicto

• Nemo Debet Bis Vexari Pro Una Et Eadum Causa

• Nemo Debet Esse Judex in Propria Sua Causa

• Nemo Debit Bis Vexari

• Nemo lis vexavi

• Nemo Plus Juris ad Alium Transferee Postest Quam Ipse Habereti

• Noscitur a Sociis

• Noscitur Ex Sociis, Qui Non Cognoscitur Ex Se

• Nullus Commodum Capere Potest De Injuria Sua Propria

O

• Omne majus continet in se minus

• Omnia praesumuntur rite esse acta

• Omres nova constitutio futuris temporibus formam imponere debut non practeritis

• One Who Seeks Equity Must Do Equity

• Optima Legum Interpres Est Consuetudo

P

• Par in parem non habet imperium

• Pari Delicto

• Pari Delicto Potior Est Conditio Possidentis

• Pendente lite nihil innovetur

• Permututio vicina est emptioni

• Potior Est Conditio Possidentis

• Praesumunturrite esse acta

Q

• Quando lex aliquid concedit concedere videtur et illud sine quo res ipse ease not potest

• Qui Approbate non Reprobate

• Qui Approbate non Reprobate

• Qui Per Alium Facit Per Seipsum Facere videtur

• Qui prior est tempore potior est jure

• Quicquid plantatar solo, solo cedit

• Quod contra legem fit, pro infoecto habeture

R

• Res inter alias judicata nullum inter alias prejudicium facts

• Res Ipsa Loquitur

S

• Salus Populi Est Suprema Lex

• Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto

• Secondum Allegate et Probata

• Secundum Allegata Et Probata

• Semper Praesumiter Pro Negante

U

• Ubi Jus Ibi Remedium

• Ut Res Magis Valeat Quam Pereat

V

• Volenti non fit injuria