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100 Important Legal Maxims for CLAT Exam By Knowledge Nation Law Centre

100 Important Legal Maxims for CLAT Exam Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea – An act does not make a person guilty unless there is a guilty mind. Audi alteram partem – Hear the other side. Nemo judex in causa sua – No one should be a judge in his own case. Volenti non fit injuria – To a willing person, no injury is done. Res ipsa loquitur – The thing speaks for itself. Ignorantia juris non excusat – Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Injuria sine damno – Legal injury without actual damage. Damnum sine injuria – Damage without legal injury. Qui facit per alium facit per se – He who acts through another does the act himself. Ubi jus ibi remedium – Where there is a right, there is a remedy. Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus – False in one thing, false in everything. Salus populi suprema lex – Welfare of the people is the supreme law. Caveat emptor – Let the buyer beware. Caveat venditor – Let the seller beware. Ex t...