phrase
Meaning 1
Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse.
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ignorantia juris non excusat
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Borrowed from Latin ignōrantia factī excūsat, ignōrantia jūris nōn excūsat (“ignorance of fact excuses, ignorance of law does not excuse”).