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nullum crimen

nullum crimen noun: a foundational principle dictating that a person cannot be prosecuted or punished for an act unless that specific conduct was explicitly defined as a crime by law before it was committed.

Noun

nullum crimen

  1. (criminal law) A foundational principle dictating that a person cannot be prosecuted or punished for an act unless that specific conduct was explicitly defined as a crime by law before it was committed.

Origin of nullum crimen

Latin.

Questions about nullum crimen

What does nullum crimen mean?
Nullum crimen means a foundational principle dictating that a person cannot be prosecuted or punished for an act unless that specific conduct was explicitly defined as a crime by law before it was committed.
What part of speech is nullum crimen?
Nullum crimen is a noun.

Words near nullum crimen in the dictionary

  1. nullspace
  2. nullspaces
  3. Nullstellensatz
  4. nullsurface
  5. nullsurfaces
  6. nullum crimen
  7. Nulph
  8. Nulphs
  9. Nulty
  10. Nultys
  11. NULX

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