LEGAL WORD

Ex turpi causa non oritur actio

Latin maxim · Contract law

Ex turpi causa non oritur actio

  • Type: Latin maxim
  • Area of law: Contract law

1 What it means

No action arises from a wrongful cause. Courts will not help a party enforce a claim based on their own illegal act.

2 Use it in a sentence

The court refused to enforce the bribe agreement: ex turpi causa non oritur actio.

3 Make it stick

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