DEBILE F MIDAMENTUM FALLIT OPUS
\dɪbˈa͡ɪl ˈɛf mˌɪdəmˈɛntəm fˈɔːlɪt ˈɒpəs], \dɪbˈaɪl ˈɛf mˌɪdəmˈɛntəm fˈɔːlɪt ˈɒpəs], \d_ɪ_b_ˈaɪ_l ˈɛ_f m_ˌɪ_d_ə_m_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_m f_ˈɔː_l_ɪ_t ˈɒ_p_ə_s]\
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A weak foundation frustrates [or renders vain] the work [built upon it.] Shep. Touch. CO; Noy, Max. 5, max. 12; Finch. Law, b. 1, ch. 3. When the foundation fails, all goes to the ground; as, where the cause of action fails, the action itself must of necessity fail. Wing, Max., 113, 114, max. 40; Broom, Max. 180.
By Henry Campbell Black
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