Literae Mortuae in United States
Literae Mortuae Definition
Dead letters; fulfilling words of a statute. Lord Bacon observes that “there are in every statute certain words which are as veins, where the life and blood of the statute coraeth, and where all doubts do arise, and the rest are literae mortuae, fulfilling words.” Bac. St. Uses, (Works, iv. 189).
Literae Mortuae in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Literae Mortuae | Literae Mortuae in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Literae Mortuae | Literae Mortuae in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Literae Mortuae | Literae Mortuae in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Literae Mortuae | Literae Mortuae in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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Dead letters; fulfilling words of a statute. Lord Bacon observes that “there are in every statute certain words which are as veins, where the life and blood of the statute coraeth, and where all doubts do arise, and the rest are literae mortuae, fulfilling words.” Bac. St. Uses, (Works, iv. 189).
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This definition of Literae Mortuae is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
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