semel furibundus, semper furibundus praesumitur

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɛ.mɛɫ fʊ.rɪˈbʊn.dʊs ˈsɛm.pɛr fʊ.rɪˈbʊn.dʊs prae̯ˈsuː.mɪ.tʊr]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɛː.mel fu.riˈbun̪.d̪us ˈsɛm.per fu.riˈbun̪.d̪us preˈs̬uː.mi.t̪ur]

Phrase

semel furibundus, semper furibundus praesūmitur

  1. (law) Once shown to be insane, always presumed to be insane.