REGULA CATONIANA

regula Catoniana (reg-y<<schwa>>-l<<schwa>> kay-toh-nee-ay-n<<schwa>> or k<<

schwa>>-toh-). [Latin “rule attributed to Cato”] Roman law. The principle that the lapse of time

does not cure something void at the outset. • This principle, named for the Roman legal scholar

Cato, was ordinarily used to set aside a bequest when the testator did not have the capacity to

make the bequest. — Also termed Catoniana regula. [Blacks Law 8^th]