☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Vigilantibus Non Dormientibus

The law aids the vigilant, not those who sleep on their rights. The maxim underlying the doctrines of laches, statutes of limitations, and other time-based defenses.

Etymology: Latin 'vigilantibus, non dormientibus, jura subveniunt' (the laws assist those who are vigilant, not those who sleep) · Category: Maxims of Law · Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 11th Ed.
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