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Allegans suam turpitudinem non est audiendus
suam turpitudinem non est audiendus. 4 Inst. 279.-(A person alleging his own infamy is not to be heard.)-This maxim of the civil law is no part of the law of evidence in England; and it is doubtful
Resignation
(Permanent Edition) Vol. 37, p. 476. Means the spontaneous relinquishment of one's own right as conveyed by the maxim. Resignatio est juris propril spontanea refutatio, Black's Law Dictionary, 6th Edn. Resignation, must be made with intention of
Nemo allegans turpitudinem suam audiendus est
Nemo allegans turpitudinem suam audiendus est, the maxim applies when fraud is committed by the party sought to take advantage of the maxim, not fraud on
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Joint-tenancy
The lex mercatoria excludes the jus accrescendi for the benefit of commerce, which is pro bono publico, the maxim being jus accrescendi inter mercatores locum non habet. A joint-tenancy, if created by the convention of parties, must
International Law
a wise and liberal regard to common convenience and mutual benefits and necessities. The first and most general maxim stated in international jurisprudence is that every nation possesses an exclusive sovereignty and jurisdiction in its own territory.
Possessio fratris
but it descended to a sister (if any) of the whole-blood to A.; for in such cases the maxim was that the seisin, or possessio fratris, made the sister the heiress. Yet, had A. died without entry,
Presumptive title
by lapse of time, into a title complete and indefeasible. This assumption is based on the well-known feudal maxim that seisin must be the basis or standpoint in the deduction of every title except in the case
Qui per alium facit, per seipsum facere videtur
videtur (Co. Litt. 258a), he who by another does anything, is himself considered to have done it. (See Maxim 873).
Quando lex est specialis, ratio autem generalis, generaliter lex est intelligenda
83), where a law is special, but its reason general, the law is to be understood generally. (See Maxim 862).
Origine propria neminem posse voluntate sua exim manifestum est
is able, of his own pleasure, to do away with his proper origin.) For the application of this maxim, see Broom's Legal maxims
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