Lex rejicit superflua
Lex rejicit superflua, pugnantia, incongrua. The law rejects superfluous, contradictory and incongruous things.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
Lex rejicit superflua, pugnantia, incongrua. The law rejects superfluous, contradictory and incongruous things.