Knowledge Nation Law Centre - CLAT Coaching in Delhi & Gurgaon Here are 25 legal maxims that may be useful for the CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) exam: 1) Ignorantia juris non excusat (Ignorance of the law is no excuse). 2) Res ipsa loquitur (The thing speaks for itself). 3) Audi alteram partem (Hear the other side). 4) In pari delicto (In equal fault). 5)Caveat emptor (Let the buyer beware). 6)Nemo dat quod non habet (No one can give what they do not have). 7) Qui facit per alium facit per se (He who acts through another does the act himself). 8) Actus reus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea (An act is not wrongful unless there is a wrongful intention). 9) Lex non cogit ad impossibilia (The law does not compel a person to do impossible things). 10) Ex turpi causa non oritur actio (No action arises from a base cause). 11) Volenti non fit injuria (To a willing person, no injury is done). 12) Nemo debet bis vexari pro una et eadem causa (No one should be vexed twice for ...