Etymology

doli incapax

Today it means: The principle that a child cannot be held legally responsible for their actions, and so cannot be convicted of a criminal offence. Full definition →

Latin doli incapax
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromdoli incapax“incapable of wrongdoing”
  2. English todaydoli incapax

Learned borrowing from Latin doli incapax (“incapable of wrongdoing”)

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