non licet

American  

[non lahy-sit] / ˈnɒn ˈlaɪ sɪt /

adjective

Law.

1. not permitted or lawful.

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non licet British  

/ ˈnɒn ˈlaɪsɪt /

adjective

1. not permitted; unlawful

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Etymology

Origin of non licet

First recorded in 1615–25, non licet is from Latin nōn licet “it is not allowed”

Example Sentences

He was better on the defensive than the aggressive, and hence, bis peccare in bello non licet.

From "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show by Watkins, Sam R.

Quod licet ingratum est, quod non licet acrius urit.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

Sed tu insulsa male ac molesta vivis, Per quam non licet esse negligentem.'

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

In fact, the lady detects Catullus making an unfounded boast of his Bithynian acquisitions, and he accordingly exclaims, “Sed tu insulsa male, et molesta vivis, Per quam non licet esse negligentem.”

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John

Annunciant ritus, quos non licet nobis suscipere, cum simus Romani.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard