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ignorantia juris neminem excusat


ig·no·ran·tia ju·ris ne·mi·nem ex·cu·sat

foreign term
\ˌig-nȯ-ˌrän-tē-ä-ˈyu̇r-is-ˈnā-mi-ˌnem-eks-ˈkü-ˌsät\

Definition of IGNORANTIA JURIS NEMINEM EXCUSAT

: ignorance of the law excuses no one

Variants of IGNORANTIA JURIS NEMINEM EXCUSAT

ig·no·ran·tia ju·ris ne·mi·nem ex·cu·sat or ignorantia le·gis neminem excusat \-ˈlā-gis-\

Origin of IGNORANTIA JURIS NEMINEM EXCUSAT

Latin

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