Salus populi, suprema lex
Salus populi, suprema lex in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
The welfare of the people is the highest law.
Note: This legal definition of Salus populi, suprema lex in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
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Concept of “Salus Populi Suprema Lex”
Traditional meaning of salus populi suprema lex in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) The welfare of the people is the supreme law.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Salus Populi Suprema Lex”, 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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