Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
est ipsorum legislatorum tanquam viva vox — /est ipsoram lejasbtoram taegkwam vayvs voks/ The voice of the legislators themselves is like the living voice; that is, the language of a statute is to be understood and interpreted like ordinary spoken language … Black's law dictionary
statute — stat·ute / sta chüt/ n [Latin statutum law, regulation, from neuter of statutus, past participle of statuere to set up, station, from status position, state] 1: a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government see also code, statutory law … Law dictionary
estimation — See by estimation; estimate; estimated. Est ipsorum legislatorum tanquam viva vox; rebus et non verbis legem imponimus.. The voice of the lawmakers is like the living voice; we impose law upon things and not upon words. The meaning of the maxim… … Ballentine's law dictionary
