Lex succurrit minoribus. The law assists minors. Jenk. Cent. 57.
Lex uno ore omnes alloquitur. The law speaks to all with one mouth. 2 Inst. 184.
Lex vigilantibus, non dormientibus, subvenit. Law assists the wakeful, not the sleeping. 1 Story, Contr. § 529.
Liberata petunia non liberat offerentem. Money being restored does not set free the party offering. Co. Litt. 207.
Libertas est naturalis facultas ejus quod cuique facere Tibet, nisi quad de jure aut vi prohibetur. Liberty is the natural power of doing whatever one pleases, except that which is restrained by law or force. Co. Litt. 116; Sharsw. Bla. Com. Introd. 6, n. Libertas incestimabilis res est. Liberty is an ines timable good. Dig. 60. 17. 106; Fleta, lib. 2, c. 51, § 13.
Libertag non recipit cestimationem. Freedom does not admit of valuation. Bracton 14.
Libertas omnibus rebus favorabilior est. Liberty tie more favored than all things. Dig. 50. 17. 122. Liberum corpus cestimationem non recipit. The body of a freeman does not admit of valuation. Dig. 9. 3. 7.
Liberum est cuique apud se explorare an expediat sibi consilium. Every one is free to ascertain for himself whether a recommendation is advantageous to his interests.
Librorum appellatione continentur omnia volu mina, sive in charta, sive in membrane stint, sive in quavis aria materia. Under the name of hooka are contained all volumes, whether upon paper, or parchment, or any other material. Dig. 32. 52. pr. et per tot.
Licet dispositio de interesse futuro at inutilis ta men potest fieri declaratio prcecedens quce sortiatur effectum interveniente novo actu. Although the grant of a future interest be inoperative, yet a dec laration precedent may be made which may take effect, provided a new act intervene. Bacon, Max. Reg. 14 ; Broom, Max. 498.
Licita bene miscentur, formula nisi juris obstet. Lawful acts may well be fused into one, unless some form of law forbid. (E. g. Two having a right to convey, each a moiety, may unite and convey the whole.) Bacon, Max. 94 ; Crabb, R. P. 179.
Ligeantia est quasi legis essentia; est vinculum Jkfei. Allegiance is, as it were, the essence of the law ; it is the bond of faith. Co. Litt. 129.
Ligeantia naturalis nullis cla/ustris coercetur, metis refrcenatur, nullis finibus prem4tur. Nat ural allegiance ie restrained by no barriers, curbed by no bounds, compressed by no limits. 7 Co. 10. Ligna et Lapides sub armorum appellatione non continentur. Sticks and stones are not contained under the name of arms. Bract. 144 b.
Linea recta est index sui et obliqui; lex est Linea recti. A right line Is an index of itself and of an oblique ; law is a line of right. Co. Litt. 158.
Linea recta semper prcefertur transversali. The right line is always to the collateral. Co. Litt. 10; Fleta, lib. 6, c. 1; 1 Steph. Com., 4th ed. 406 ; Broom, Max. 529.
Literw patentes regis non erunt vacuce. Letters patent of the king shall not be void. I Bulstr. 6. Litis nomen omnem actionem significat, slue in rem, slam in personam, sit.. The word "Lis" i. e. a lawsuit) signifies every action, whether in rem or in personam. Co. Litt. 292.
Litv,s eat quousque maximus fluctus a marl per venit. The shore is where the highest wave from the sea has reached. Dig. 50. 16. 96 ; Ang. Tide Waters 67.
Locus contractus regit actum. The place of the contract governs the act. 2 Kent 458 ; L. R. 1 Q. B. 119 ; 91 U. S. 406, 23 L. Ed. 245. See Lax Loci. Locus pro solutione reditus aut pecunice secunclum conditionem dimissionis aut obligationis est stricte observandus. The place for the payment of rent or money is to be strictly observed according to the condition of the lease or obligation. 4 Co. 73. Longa pcitientia trahitur 'ad consensum. Long sufferance is construed as consent. Fleta, lib. 4, c. 2.6, § 4.
Longa possessio est pacis jus. Long possession is the law of peace. Co. Litt. 6.
Longa possessio pant jus possidendi, et tollit ac tionem vero domino. Long possession produces the right of possession, Enid takes away from the true owner his action. Co. Litt. 110 ; see 115 U. S. 623, -6 Sup. Ct. 209, 29 L. Ed. 483 ; ADVERSE POSSESSION. Longum tenvpus, et longus usus qui excedit me moriam hominum, sufficit pro jure. Long time and long use beyond the memory of man suffice for right. Co. Litt. 115.