Vana Est Illa Potentia Quae Nunquam Venit In Actum Definition:

Latin: power is vain if never put into action.

Branch translated this Latin maxim as:

"That power is nugatory which never comes into action."

REFERENCES:

  • Branch, T., Principia Legis Et Aeuitatis: Being an Alphabetical Collection pf Maxims, Principles or Rules, Definitions, and Memorable Sayings, in Law and Equity; Interspersed With Such Law Terms, and Latin Words and Phrases as Most Frequently Occur, in the Study and Practice of the Law (Richmond, VA: TW White, 1824)

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