English Explanatory Dictionary

nulla pœna sine lege

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. The principle that a person shall receive no punishment unless he has committed an offence as explicitly defined in a law.

Pronunciation

/ˌnʌlə ˈpiːnə ˌsaɪni ˈliːdʒi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-nulla pœna sine lege1.wav /ˌnʊlə ˈpɔɪnə ˌsiːneɪ ˈleɪɡeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-nulla pœna sine lege2.wav

Word forms

nulla pœna sine lege nulla poena sine lege

Etymology

From Latin: nūlla (feminine form of nūllus, “not any”) + poena (“penalty”, “punishment”) + sine (“without”) + lēge (ablative singular form of lēx, “a law”) = “no punishment without a law”.

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