Definition of Abundans Cautela Non Nocet

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Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Abundans cautela non nocet
    Ballentine's Law Dictionary

    Abundance of caution does not harm.

  • Abundans cautela non nocet
    Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

    Extreme caution does no harm. 11 Coke, 6b. This principle is generally applied to the construction of instruments in which superfluous words have been inserted more clearly to express the intention.