ignorance of the law is no excuse
1ignorance of the law is no excuse — ignorance of the law is not a pretex; not knowing the law does not mean that you will not get punished …
2ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it — There is a hoary L. legal maxim: ignorantia iuris neminem excusat, ignorance of the law excuses nobody. c 1412 T. HOCCLEVE De Regimene Principum (EETS) 92 Excuse schal hym naght his ignorance. 1530 C. ST. GERMAN Dialogues in English II. xlvi.… …
3ignorance of the law is no excuse — A maxim applicable in criminal cases. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 94. A maxim applicable in both civil and criminal cases. 29 Am J2d Ev § 222. A maxim of equity. 27 Am J2d Equity § 37. Law for the purposes of the maxim is general law, the ordinary law of… …
4excuse — ex·cuse 1 /ik skyüz/ vb ex·cused, ex·cus·ing vt 1: to grant exemption or release to excused the prospective juror excused the witness after an hour of testimony 2 …
5law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …
6ignorance — I noun benightedness, bewilderment, blindness, darkness, denseness, fog, foolishness, greenness, haze, illiteracy, illiterateness, imprudentia, incapacity, incognizance, incomprehension, ineptitude, inerudition, inexperience, innocence,… …
7Ignorance (disambiguation) — Ignorance is a state of being uninformed. Ignorance may also refer to: In social sciences: Pluralistic ignorance, a concept in social psychology Rational ignorance, a concept in epistemology Vincible ignorance, a moral or doctrinal matter in… …
8ignorance — ig|no|rance [ ıgnərəns ] noun uncount lack of knowledge or facts about a situation or a particular subject: decisions based on ignorance and prejudice It would have been better to have remained in ignorance. ignorance of: Ignorance of the law is… …
9ignorance — UK [ˈɪɡnərəns] / US noun [uncountable] lack of knowledge or facts about a situation or a particular subject decisions based on ignorance and prejudice It would have been better to have remained in ignorance. ignorance of: Ignorance of the law is… …
10law — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. statute, ordinance, regulation, mandate; rule, maxim; precept, axiom, jurisprudence. See legality, permission. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The judicial system] Syn. judicial procedure, judicature, legal… …
