Heirs are not liable to actions which are penal from injury.
In his quæ de jure communi omnibus concedentur, consuetudo alicujus patriæ vel loci est alleganda.
In those things which are conceded to all by common right, the custom of any country or place is to be alleged. [See [Transcriber’s Note].]
In judicio non creditur nisi juratis.
In a trial, none are believed but those who are sworn.
In jure non remota causa, sed proxima spectatur.
On a trial, not the remote cause, but the nearest is regarded.
In lege omnia semper in præsenti stare censentur.
In law, all things are always judged to stand in their present state.
In maxima potentia minima licentia.