ignorantia juris non excusat
ignorantia juris non excusat phrase: ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse.
Phrase
ignorantia juris non excusat
- Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse.
- […] it is an offence against the duty of his place, and a forfeiture of his office; though I do believe Dr. Bury did not intend upon this to affront the bishop, but ignorantia juris non excusat; if the law be so, we cannot alter it.1908, “Term. Trin. 6 Will. & Mar. R. B.”, in The English Reports, volume XC: King’s Bench Division (XIX), Edinburgh: William Green & Sons, page 219
- Dr Killen noted that while ignorantia juris non excusat (ignorance of the low is no excuse) may apply the advice showed that his father, the late Mr G. L. Killen, who was chairman and managing director of Marra at the time, was entitled to believe he was acting lawfully and properly.1979 December 29, Greg Bright, “Pressure off the Stock Exchange”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, number 44,318, page 28
Forms of ignorantia juris non excusat
| alternative form | ignorantia juris neminem excusat |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ignorantia legis non excusat |
| alternative form | ignorantia legis neminem excusat |
Origin of ignorantia juris non excusat
Borrowed from Latin ignōrantia factī excūsat, ignōrantia jūris nōn excūsat (“ignorance of fact excuses, ignorance of law does not excuse”).
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