LEGAL WORD
Ignorantia facti excusat
Latin maxim · Criminal law
Ignorantia facti excusat
- Type: Latin maxim
- Area of law: Criminal law
1 What it means
Ignorance of fact can be an excuse. A genuine, reasonable mistake about facts may protect a person from liability.
2 Use it in a sentence
The guard who seized the wrong bag under an honest mistake of fact relied on ignorantia facti excusat.
3 Make it stick
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