Privatum Commodum Publico Cedit

Concept of “Privatum Commodum Publico Cedit, or Privatum Incommodum Publico Bono Pensatur”

Traditional meaning of privatum commodum publico cedit, or privatum incommodum publico bono pensatur in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Private advantage must yield to public; or, the private inconvenience is made up by the public good. Privatorum pacta, etc.; see PACTA PRIVATA, etc.

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1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Privatum Commodum Publico Cedit, Or Privatum Incommodum Publico Bono Pensatur”, 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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