nul n'est censé ignorer la loi
French, proverb/nyl n‿ɛ sɑ̃.se i.ɲɔ.ʁe la lwa/
nul n'est censé ignorer la loi is spelled N-U-L-N-E-S-T-C-E-N-S-É-I-G-N-O-R-E-R-L-A-L-O-I (24 letters). Nul n'est censé ignorer la loi is a French proverb meaning “ignorantia juris non excusat, ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does nul n'est censé ignorer la loi mean in English?
proverb
- 1
ignorantia juris non excusat, ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Signifie qu’on ne saurait invoquer son ignorance de la loi pour prétendre y échapper.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce nul n'est censé ignorer la loi?
- /nyl n‿ɛ sɑ̃.se i.ɲɔ.ʁe la lwa/
- \nyl n‿ɛ sɑ̃.se i.ɲɔ.ʁe la lwa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.