RECTA GUBERNATIO

recta gubernatio (rek-t<<schwa>> g[y]oo-b<<schwa>>r-nay-shee-oh), n.[Latin “right

government”] A government in which the highest power, however strong and unified, is neither

arbitrary nor irresponsible, and derives from a law that is superior to itself. — Also termed

legitima gubernatio. [Blacks Law 8th]