For a man’s house is his castle, et domus sua cuique est tu… - Edward Coke

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For a man’s house is his castle, et domus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium [and each man’s home is his safest refuge].

Edward Coke

Institutes of the Laws of England: Or a Commentary Upon Littleton, Not the Name of the Author Only, But of the Law Itself Volume 2 Volume 2 · January 28, 2013 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Sir Edward Coke (1 February 1552 – 3 September 1634) was an English Judge and jurist and later a politician whose writings on the English common law were definitive legal texts for some 300 years.

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