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Testes ponderantur, non numerantur
"Witnesses are weighed, not numbered."

That is, in case of a conflict of evidence, the truth is to be sought by weighing the credibility of the respective witnesses, not by the mere numerical preponderance on one side or the other.

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Testes ponderantur, non numerantur. (Latin proverb)
Translation: "Witnesses are weighed, not numbered."

That is, in case of a conflict of evidence, the truth is to be sought by weighing the credibility of the respective witnesses, not by the mere numerical preponderance on one side or the other.

This entry is located in the following units: Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group T (page 3) numer-, number- (page 5) pend-, -pens, -pense, -pending, -pended (page 9) testi-, test- (page 3)