LEGAL WORD

Generalia specialibus non derogant

Latin maxim · Interpretation

Generalia specialibus non derogant

  • Type: Latin maxim
  • Area of law: Interpretation

1 What it means

General provisions do not override special ones. A specific law prevails over a general law on the same subject.

2 Use it in a sentence

The special rent law prevailed over the general property law: generalia specialibus non derogant.

3 Make it stick

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