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Meaning of Necessitas est lex temporis et loci
Necessity is the law of a particular time and place. 8 Coke, 69 ; Hale, P. C. 54.
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Concept of “Necessitas Est Lex Temporis et Loci”
Traditional meaning of necessitas est lex temporis et loci in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Necessity is the law of time and place. Necessitas facit licitum quod alias non est licitum: necessity makes that lawful which is otherwise not lawful. Necessitas inducit privilegium quoad jura privata: necessity [of self-preservation, obedience, or resulting from acts of God or a stranger] creates a privilege as to private rights [is an excuse for the violation of them]. Necessitas publica major est quam privata: the public necessity overrules the private one [e. g. a man must die for his country]. Necessitas quod cogit defendit: necessity excuses what it compels. Necessitas vincit legem: necessity overrules the law.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Necessitas Est Lex Temporis et Loci”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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