Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem; utpote cum lege regia, quae de imperio ejus lata est, populus ei et in eum omne suum imperium et potestatem conferat

A decision of the emperor has the force of law; for, by the royal law that has been made concerning his authority, the people have conferred upon him all their sovereignty and power. Dig. 1.4.1.

ex proprio vigore

[Latin] By their or its own force.

ex rigore juris

[Latin] According to the rigor or strictness of the law; in strictness of law.

gore

n. 1. Hist. A small, narrow slip of land. 2. A small (often triangular) piece of land, such as may be left between surveys that do not close. 3. In some New England states (such as Maine and Vermont), a county's subdivision that has little population and thus is not organized as a town. Gothland sea laws. See LAWS OF WISBY.

proprio vigore

[Latin] By its own strength.