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de minimis non curat lex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de min-imis non cu-rat lex
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

The law does not concern itself with trifles; expression of the rule that the law will not remedy an injury that is minimal.

Etymology

From Latin dē minimīs nōn cūrat lēx.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dē minimīs nōn cūrat lēx

Phrases

de minimis

Questions

What does de minimis non curat lex mean?
The law does not concern itself with trifles; expression of the rule that the law will not remedy an injury that is minimal.
Where does de minimis non curat lex come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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