Prior tempore potior iure - "Earlier in time, stronger in law". A legal principle that older laws take precedence over newer ones. Another name for this principle is lex posterior.⏎
Probatio vincit praesumptionem - Proof overcomes presumption.⏎
Quod est necessarium est licitum - What is necessary is lawful.⏎
Prout patet per recordum - "As appears in the record." Used to cite something that has already been admitted into the record. It was frequently used in pleadings, generally abbreviated "prout &c.", to indicate that a fact was supported by documentary evidence. Failure to use this phrase correctly could be a fatal defect and so cause a case to fail.[7]⏎
Non faciat malum, ut inde veniat bonum - "Not to do evil that good may come." Performing some illegal action is not excused by the fact that a positive result came therefrom. Often used to argue that some forms of expression, such as graffiti or pornographic films, cannot be given the protection of law (e.g. copyright) as they are or may be considered illegal or morally reprehensible.⏎