si deventum sit ad actum maleficio proximum
si deventum sit ad actum maleficio proximum (sI di-ven-t[schwa]m sit ad ak-t[schwa]m mal-[schwa]-fish-ee-oh prok-s[schwa]-m[schwa]m). [Law Latin] Hist. If it approaches an act bordering on crime. • The phrase described the determination of a criminal attempt.