Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ignorantia juris non excusat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ig-no-ran-ti-a juris non ex-cusat
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse.

Example Sentences

"[…] it is an offence against the duty of his place, and a forfeiture of his office; though I do believe Dr. Bury did not intend upon this to affront the bishop, but ignorantia juris non excusat; if the law be so, we cannot alter it."
"Dr Killen noted that while ignorantia juris non excusat (ignorance of the low is no excuse) may apply the advice showed that his father, the late Mr G. L. Killen, who was chairman and managing director of Marra at the time, was entitled to believe he was acting lawfully and properly."
"I pleaded no contest to a $15 parking ticket and Judge Pro Tem Noel Grefenson, probably eager to get lunch after a long morning, took mercy and discharged my fine with an admonishment of ignorantia juris non excusat. ¶ Actually, he didn’t scold me in Latin, but I got his drift nonetheless: “Ignorance of the law does not excuse” abiding by it."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Inflected Forms

ignorantia juris neminem excusat (alternative) ignorantia legis non excusat (alternative) ignorantia legis neminem excusat (alternative)

Questions

What does ignorantia juris non excusat mean?: Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse.
Where does ignorantia juris non excusat come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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