LEGAL WORD

Ignorantia juris non excusat

Latin maxim · Criminal law

Ignorantia juris non excusat

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

1 What it means

Ignorance of the law is no excuse. A person cannot escape liability by saying they did not know the law.

2 Use it in a sentence

He argued he did not know the rule existed, but ignorantia juris non excusat.

3 Make it stick

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