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nulla pœna sine lege

/ˌnʌlə ˈpiːnə ˌsaɪni ˈliːdʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nul-la pœ-na sine lege
IPA
/ˌnʌlə ˈpiːnə ˌsaɪni ˈliːdʒi/
19
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

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

Example Sentences

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”.

Inflected Forms

nulla poena sine lege (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce nulla pœna sine lege?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnʌlə ˈpiːnə ˌsaɪni ˈliːdʒi/.
What does nulla pœna sine lege mean?
The principle that a person shall receive no punishment unless he has committed an offence as explicitly defined in a law.
Where does nulla pœna sine lege come from?
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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