CASUS IMPROVISUS

casus improvisus (kay-s[schwa]s im-pr[schwa]-vI-z[schwa]s). [Latin] Hist. An unforeseen case; a case not provided for. “Casus improvisus …. This phrase is of frequent occurrence, and admits of varied illustration. Thus, if an Act of Parliament has been passed for the removal of some inconvenience, or the suppression of some evil, and specifies the circumstances or cases […]