Meaning of nulla pœna sine lege | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The principle that a person shall receive no punishment unless he has committed an offence as explicitly defined in a law.
2. Alternative spelling of nulla pœna sine lege.
   alt-of, alternative

Equivalents

Examples

“This is a wide definition, and the courts, no doubt bearing in mind that a wide application might tend to defeat the maxim “nulla pœna sine lege” have been cautious in its application in practice.”

“[…] -cutions on these and similar constructs, thereby overruling nulla pœna sine lege.”

“This is especially pertinent to nulla poena sine lege in its particular reference to punishment.”

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