On account of admissions made at public trials, the punishment of confiscation of goods does not otherwise pass against heirs, than if a contested suit and condemnation followed; excepting in the case of high treason.
Ex maleficio non oritur contractus.
Contract does not arise from injury.
Ex malis moribus bonæ leges oriuntur.
Good laws take their origin from bad practices.
Ex nuda submissione non oritur actio.
An action does not arise from a bare submission.
Ex nudo pacto non oritur actio.
An action does not arise from a bare agreement.
Executio est executio legis secundum judicium.