ex lege
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Nec ex lege, nec ex religione factum ... tibi assumas," says he, "ut libertatem voluntatis impedias, et vincula mentibus effrenatis injicias?
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de
I. 2: "Sicut ex lege ac prophetis et a domino nostro Jesu Christo didicimus."
From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil
Quicquid ex lege, scripturis, et ex consuetudine aliarum gentium constituit, quàm sancte obseruant.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard
Interest was only due ex lege, or by agreement.
From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John
Liber decimus-octavus ostendit auctoritatem Legis Antiquae et Novae, et probat utrumque Testamentum ex lege Saracenorum firmari; et cum in multiplici ratione affirmat Legem nostram traditam in suis majoribus articulis non fuisse aut esse corruptam.
From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, August 1865 by Clergymen, Society of
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