volenti non fit injuria

vo·​len·​ti non fit in·​ju·​ria

vō-ˈlen-ˌtī-ˌnän-ˌfit-in-ˈju̇r-ē-ə, wō-ˈlen-tē-ˌnōn-ˌfit-in-ˈyü-rē-ä

: to one who is willing no harm is done

—used as a common-law maxim expressing the principle that one is not injured when a risk is voluntarily assumed compare assumption of risk

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New Latin