Casus omissus pro omisso habendus est - A person, object or thing omitted from an enumeration must be held to have been ommitted intentionally.

Cessante ratione legis, cessat et ipsa lex - When the reason of the law ceases, the law itself ceases.

Contemporanea expositio est optima et fortissima in lege - The contemporary construction is strongest in law.

Collection of Maxims starting with the letter “A” and its meanings.

Absoluta sentencia expositore non indiget - When language of law is clear, no explanation of it is required.

Actus me invito factus non est meus actus - An act done by me against my will is not my act.

Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea - The act itself does not make a man guilty unless his intention were so.

Ad proximum antecedens fiat relatio nisi impediatur sententia - Relative words refer to the nearest antecedents, unless the context otherwise requires.

Argumentum a contrario - Negative- Opposite doctrine.