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ignorantia juris

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A quick definition of ignorantia juris:

Ignorantia Juris: Ignorance of law. This means not knowing what the law says. In ancient Rome, if someone did something wrong because they didn't know the law, it was usually not a good excuse. Only children and some people who couldn't make their own decisions were sometimes forgiven for not knowing the law.

A more thorough explanation:

IGNORANTIA JURIS

Ignorantia juris (ig-n-ran-shee-uh joor-is) is a Latin term that means "ignorance of the law." This means that not knowing the law is not a valid excuse for breaking it.

For example, if someone is caught speeding and claims they didn't know the speed limit, they cannot use ignorantia juris as a defense. Similarly, if someone is caught stealing and claims they didn't know it was illegal, they cannot use ignorantia juris as a defense.

Under Roman law, ignorantia juris was less likely to excuse mistaken conduct, except in the case of minors and people, such as women, under some legal disability.

These examples illustrate that not knowing the law is not a valid excuse for breaking it. It is important to educate oneself about the laws in their community to avoid any legal consequences.

ignorantia facti excusat | ignorantia juris non excusat

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llama

9:31

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llama

9:32

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jackfrost11770

9:33

worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.

jackfrost11770

9:33

worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.

jackfrost11770

9:33

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jackfrost11770

9:33

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jackfrost11770

9:33

worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:34

I mean if Fordham doesn't release today I will purposefully get on a train, go to new york, and then take the stinkiest shit inside the admission office's toilet (potentially clogging it and forcing them to get a plumber)

jackfrost11770

9:35

IS IT ONLY ON MY END WHY DID THAT SEND TEN MILLION TIMES

jackfrost11770

9:35

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WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:35

it sent a million times lol

jackfrost11770

9:35

WHAT HAPPENED

TheAdoptedOne

9:35

yeah i thought you were tweaking for a second

jackfrost11770

9:35

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WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:35

Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie

jackfrost11770

9:36

to be fair this accurately represents my mental state

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

9:37

election day psychosis coming in hot (fordham)

jackfrost11770

9:38

usc pls pull through .....

jackfrost11770

9:38

i literally just need one A so i can relax before my ED decision

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:38

oh that's right USC might release

soapy

9:43

USC still has not looked at my app

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:43

when did you submit soapy?

soapy

9:44

10/16

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:44

to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review

soapy

9:44

Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:45

I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows

TheAdoptedOne

9:46

I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw

soapy

9:46

But do people get in without addresses going long?

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:46

it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with

soapy

9:46

Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that

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