The law assists those that are vigilant not those that sleeps on the right

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The law assists those that are vigilant with their rights, not those that sleeps thereupon


Law Assists Those Who Are Vigilant With Their Rights & Not Those Who Sleep Thereupon: Meghalaya High Court

The Meghalaya High Court has reiterated that law assists only those who are vigilant with their rights and not those, who sleep thereupon.The observation came from Justice W. Diengdoh:"The maxim "Vigilantibus Non Dormientibus Jura Subveniunt" which means that the law assists those who are vigilant with their rights and not those that sleep thereupon is very much applicable to the case of...


권리 위에 잠자다 is a metaphor means "Someone doesn't use one's rights and neglects those"

권리 위에 잠자는 자 means "Someone who doesn't use one's rights and neglects those"



VIGILANTIBUS ET NON DORMIENTIBUS JURA SUBVENIUNT
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(위길란티부스 엣 논 도르미엔티부스 유라 숩웨니운트)
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"권리 위에 잠자는 자는 보호받지 못한다."

"VIGILANTIBUS ET NON DORMIENTIBUS JURA SUBVENIUNT"는 직역하면 "법은 잠자는 자들이 아닌 깨어있는 자들을 돕는다."라는 뜻으로 "권리 위에 잠자는 자는 보호받지 못한다."라는 우리 법언에 상응하는 라틴어 법언(legal maxim)입니다.