Nimia Subtilitas In Jure Reprobatur Et Talis Certitudo Certitudinem Confundit

Concept of “Nimia Subtilitas In Jure Reprobatur et Talis Certitudo Certitudinem Confundit”

Traditional meaning of nimia subtilitas in jure reprobatur et talis certitudo certitudinem confundit in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Excessive subtlety is disapproved of in law, and such nicety confuses certainty.

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1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Nimia Subtilitas In Jure Reprobatur et Talis Certitudo Certitudinem Confundit”, 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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