- Generale nihil certum implicat – A general expression implies nothing certain.
- Generalia praecedunt, specialia sequuntur – Things general precede, things special follow.
- Generalia specialibus non derogant – Things general do not derogate from things special. General statements or provisions do not derogate from special statements or provisions.
- Generalis regula generaliter est intelligenda – A general rule is to be generally understood.
