Etymology

non est factum

Today it means: A defence in contract law that allows a signing party to escape performance of an agreement that is fundamentally different from what they intended to execute or sign. Full definition →

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Latin, meaning "it is not (his) deed".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.