non liquet
[ non lahy-kwit ]
/ ˈnɒn ˈlaɪ kwɪt /
adjective Law.
(of evidence, a cause, etc.) not clear or evident.
Origin of non liquet
First recorded in 1650–60,
non liquet is from the Latin word
nōn liquet it is not clear
Words nearby non liquet
non compos,
non compos mentis,
non est,
non grata,
non licet,
non liquet,
non obst.,
non obstante,
non placet,
non possumus,
non pros.
British Dictionary definitions for non liquet
non liquet
/ (ˈnɒn ˈlaɪkwɪt) /
adjective
Roman law
(of a cause, evidence, etc) not clear
Word Origin for non liquet
C17: Latin, literally: it is not clear