Latin quote · Justice
Non liquet
“It is not clear.”
Roman legal term
Translation
What does “Non liquet” mean?
Non liquet translates as “It is not clear.”
Used when the evidence or the law does not give a clear answer, so no decision can be made.
Origin
The story behind it
In Roman criminal courts a juror could vote ‘non liquet’ (marked N.L.) when undecided; in international law the term now names a court’s finding that the law gives no answer.
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- Latin
- Non liquet
- English
- It is not clear.
- Source
- Roman legal term
- Era
- Antiquity
- Theme
- Justice
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