antemeridianus
From LSJ
ὁ νόμος βούλεται μὲν εὑεργετεῖν βίον ἀνθρώπων (Democritus) → Law is meant to benefit human life
antĕ-mĕrīdĭānus: a, um, adj.,
I before mid-day or noon: sermo, Cic. de Or. 3, 6: ambulatio, id. ib. 3, 30: litterae, received before mid-day, id. Att. 13, 23.