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ARBOR DUM CRESCIT, LIGNUM CUM CRES- CERE NESCIT Definition & Legal Meaning

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[That which is] a tree while it grows, [is] wood when it ceases to grow. Cro. Jac. 100; Hob. 77&, in marg.

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