- res est misera ubi jus est vagum et incertum
- /riyz est mizara yuwbay jas est veygam et ansartam/It is a wretched state of things when law is vague and mutable
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
res est misera ubi jus est vagum et incertum
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