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Meaning of ex turpi causa non oritur actio | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

From a dishonorable cause an action does not arise: a legal doctrine stating that a plaintiff cannot pursue a legal remedy arising in connection with his/her own illegal act.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

ex ungue leonem ex- extra omnes facile est inventis addere facilis descensus Averno falsum in uno, falsum in omnibus

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