Melior est justitia vere præveniens, quam severe puniens.
Justice truly preventing, is better than severely punishing.
Meliorem conditionem ecclesiæ suæ facere potest prælatus, deteriorem nequaquam.
A prelate may make the condition of his church better, by no means worse.
Meliorem conditionem suam facere potest minor, deteriorem nequaquam.
A minor may make his condition better, by no means worse.
Melius est jus deficiens quam jus incertum.
Defective law is better than uncertain law.
Melius est ut decem noxii evadant quam ut unus innocens pereat.
It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent person perish.