maximglossary / MAXIM maxim (mak-sim). A traditional legal principle that has been frozen into a concise expression. • Examples are “possession is nine-tenths of the law” and caveat emptor (“let the buyer beware”). — Also termed legal maxim. 词条贡献者 资深译员Calvin,毕业于亚洲一流的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各类与复杂技术交易相关的法律文件。
maxim MAXIM, 法律准则, 法律原则, 法律格言 maxim n. (1)法律格言;法律原则;法律准则 本身并非法律,只有在适用于裁决案件时,才是法律。 (→legal maxims) (2)基本原理;行为准则