iura novit curia

proverb

Parties to a legal dispute do not need to plead or prove the law that applies to their case.

OriginLatin iura novit curia →
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Meanings

proverb
  1. lawParties to a legal dispute do not need to plead or prove the law that applies to their case.

Origin

  1. Latiniura novit curia
  2. Englishiura novit curia

Borrowed from Latin iura novit curia. Literally, “the court knows the law”.

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