English Explanatory Dictionary

ignorantia juris non excusat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse.

Word forms

ignorantia juris non excusat ignorantia juris neminem excusat ignorantia legis non excusat ignorantia legis neminem excusat

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ignōrantia factī excūsat, ignōrantia jūris nōn excūsat (“ignorance of fact excuses, ignorance of law does not excuse”).

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