non liquet

American

[non lahy-kwit] / ˈnɒn ˈlaɪ kwɪt /

adjective

Law.

(of evidence, a cause, etc.) not clear or evident.

non liquet British

/ ˈnɒn ˈlaɪkwɪt /

adjective

Roman law (of a cause, evidence, etc) not clear

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Etymology

Origin of non liquet

First recorded in 1650–60, non liquet is from Latin nōn liquet “it is not clear”

Example Sentences

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Were it expressed in words, it would simply amount to a verdict of "non liquet."

From Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws by Buchanan, James

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