LEGIBUS SOLUTUS
\lˈɛd͡ʒəbəs sˈɒljuːtəs], \lˈɛdʒəbəs sˈɒljuːtəs], \l_ˈɛ_dʒ_ə_b_ə_s s_ˈɒ_l_j_uː_t_ə_s]\
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Lat. Released from the laws; not bound by the laws. An expression applied in the Roman civil law to the emperor. Calvin. Legibus sumptis desinentibus, lege naturae utendum est. When laws imposed by the state fail, we must act by the law of nature. 2 Rolle, 298.
By Henry Campbell Black
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