lex dubia non obligat

A Latin phrase that frees one from a contract or other legal obligation that is not morally sound. In English, the phrase means "a dubious law is not binding." As your lawyer, I think we should absolutely take them to court—the terms of this contract are unethical. "Lex dubia non obligat"!

See also: lex, non

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

a penny for them
(as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
sure as eggs is eggs
beck and call
great minds
great minds think alike
be twiddling (one's) thumbs
be twiddling your thumbs
rip

References in periodicals archive

The thesis was "Lex dubia non obligat"--a doubtful law does not oblige.

Humanae vitae and the bishops: an update

词组	lex dubia non obligat
释义	lex dubia non obligat lex dubia non obligat A Latin phrase that frees one from a contract or other legal obligation that is not morally sound. In English, the phrase means "a dubious law is not binding." As your lawyer, I think we should absolutely take them to court—the terms of this contract are unethical. "Lex dubia non obligat"! See also: lex, non Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a penny for them (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) sure as eggs is eggs beck and call great minds great minds think alike be twiddling (one's) thumbs be twiddling your thumbs rip References in periodicals archive The thesis was "Lex dubia non obligat"--a doubtful law does not oblige. Humanae vitae and the bishops: an update
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