doli incapax

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin doli incapax (incapable of wrongdoing)

Noun[edit]

doli incapax (uncountable)

  1. (law) The principle that a child cannot be held legally responsible for their actions, and so cannot be convicted of a criminal offence.