English Explanatory Dictionary

iura novit curia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Parties to a legal dispute do not need to plead or prove the law that applies to their case.

Word forms

iura novit curia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iura novit curia. Literally, “the court knows the law”.

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