Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Dominus rex nullum habere potest parem, multo minus superiorem
The king cannot have an equal, much less a superior.
Nihil aliud potest rex quam quod de jure potest
The king can do nothing but what he can do legally.
Non potent rex subditum renitentem onerare impositionibus
The king cannot load a subject with impositions against his consent.
Non potest rex gratiam facere cum injuria et damno aliorum
The king cannot confer a favor that occasions injury and loss to others.
Nullus alius quam rex possit episcopo demandare inquisitionem faciendam
No other than the king can command the bishop to make an inquisition.
Rex non debet esse sub homine sed sub Deo et lege
The king should not be under the authority of man, but of God and the law.
Rex non potest fallere nec falli
The king cannot deceive or be deceived.
Rex non potest peccare
The king can do no wrong.
Rex nunquam moritur
The king never dies.
rex
(usu. cap.) 1. A king. 2. The official title of a king. 3. The prosecution side (as representatives of the king) in criminal proceedings in a monarchy. - Abbr. R. Cf. REGINA.