nulla pœna sine lege

短语

罪刑法定原则

发音

US
其它 /ˌnʌlə ˈpiːnə ˌsaɪni ˈliːdʒi/
US
其它 /ˌnʊlə ˈpɔɪnə ˌsiːneɪ ˈleɪɡeɪ/

别名

nulla poena sine lege

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    The principle that a person shall receive no punishment unless he has committed an offence as explicitly defined in a law.

    罪刑法定原则

    罪刑法定主义

    法律

词源

From Latin: nūlla (feminine form of nūllus, “not any”) + poena (“penalty”, “punishment”) + sine (“without”) + lēge (ablative singular form of lēx, “a law”) = “no punishment without a law”.

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