crimen exceptum

noun

A legal doctrine used in early modern European law that classified certain offenses as so heinous that normal legal rules, especially ordinary rules of evidence, could be suspended.

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Meanings

noun
  1. historicallawA legal doctrine used in early modern European law that classified certain offenses as so heinous that normal legal rules, especially ordinary rules of evidence, could be suspended.

Origin

Latin.

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crimen exceptum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimen%20exceptum

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“crimen exceptum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimen%20exceptum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crimen exceptum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimen%20exceptum.

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