non licet

[ non lahy-sit ]

adjective

, Law.

1. not permitted or lawful.

non licet

/ ˈnɒn ˈlaɪsɪt /

adjective

1. not permitted; unlawful

Word History and Origins

Origin of non licet¹

First recorded in 1615–25, non licet is from Latin nōn licet “it is not allowed”

Word History and Origins

Origin of non licet¹

C17: Latin, literally: it is not allowed

Example Sentences

Non licet esse vos—It is not lawful for you to exist—was the stern edict of extermination pronounced against the saints.

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Quid licet Jovi non licet bovi; the maxim ought to be repeated every time this familiar story is told.

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Non licet homini, says Theodores Penitential, a servo tollere pecuniam, quam ipse labore suo adquesierit.

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But the "authority of laws" is invoked against truth—non licet esse vos!

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But nobis non licet esse tam disertis—at least, if we study to refine our numbers.

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