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IN PLENO LTJMINE Definition & Legal Meaning

Definition & Citations:

In public; in common knowledge; in the light of day.In poenalibus cansis benignius inter- pretandum est. In penal causes or cases, themore favorable Interpretation should be adopted. Dig. 50. 17, (197), 155, 2; Plowd.806. 124; 2 Hale, P. C. 305.

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