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Meaning of "non liquet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NON LIQUET

Latin, literally: it is not clear.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NON LIQUET

non liquet  [ˈnɒn ˈlaɪkwɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NON LIQUET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Non liquet is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NON LIQUET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Non liquet

In law, a non liquet is a situation where there is no applicable law. Non liquet translates into English from Latin as "it is not clear." According to Cicero, the term was applied during the Roman Republic to a verdict of "not proven" where the guilt or innocence of the accused was "not clear." Lacuna is a related word which means "gap, void, defect, want, or loss" and is used to indicate a gap in the law. That is to say, a court comes to the conclusion that the situation engaged in a case has no answer from the governing system of law. This is of particular relevance to international law since international courts, be it the ICJ or ad hoc tribunals, cannot invent law to redress a lacuna. As has now become the practice, the last resort that can be taken recourse to in deciding contentious cases is the widely accepted law of civilized nations. The ex aequo et bono jurisdiction has to date never been accepted by states, and it is believed that states would never accept it. Thus, absence of determinable international law leads to the court declaring something non liquet.

Definition of non liquet in the English dictionary

The definition of non liquet in the dictionary is not clear.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NON LIQUET


acquit
əˈkwɪt
adequate
ˈædɪkwɪt
banquet
ˈbæŋkwɪt
fuckwit
ˈfʌkwɪt
grassquit
ˈɡrɑːsˌkwɪt
inadequate
ɪnˈædɪkwɪt
quight
kwɪt
quit
kwɪt
requit
riːˈkwɪt
squit
skwɪt
torquate
ˈtɔːkwɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NON LIQUET

non compos mentis
non grata
non licet
non obst.
non pros.
non prosequitur
non seq.
non sequitur
non troppo
non-A hepatitis
non-achievement
non-achiever
non-affiliated
non-B hepatitis
non-Catholic
non-Christian
non-com
non-cooperative
non-dairy
non-disabled

WORDS THAT END LIKE NON LIQUET

blanquet
bosquet
bouquet
briquet
coquet
croquet
Fouquet
paraquet
paroquet
parquet
picquet
piquet
racquet
rocquet
roquet
sobriquet
soubriquet
state banquet
tourniquet
wedding banquet

Synonyms and antonyms of non liquet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «non liquet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NON LIQUET

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Translator English - Chinese

案情不明
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

non liquet
570 millions of speakers

English

non liquet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गैर liquet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير جود قانون يحكم الموضوع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

без liquet
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

non liquet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ লিনেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

non liquet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak licik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

non liquet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

非liquet
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비 liquet
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Non licik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không liquet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உரிமையற்றது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नकोसा वाटणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kanunsuzdur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non liquet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

non liquet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

без liquet
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

non liquet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μη liquet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nie liquet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

non liquet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

non liquet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of non liquet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NON LIQUET»

The term «non liquet» is normally little used and occupies the 141.926 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NON LIQUET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about non liquet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NON LIQUET»

Discover the use of non liquet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to non liquet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Law and Power: Perspectives on Legal Order and ...
In the present discussion, this situation will be referred to as a 'provisional gap' or a 'provisional non liquet'. That such a provisional gap in a legal system can occur is, in the eyes of some, simply an indication of the trivially obvious fact that ...
Kaiyan Homi Kaikobad, Michael Bohlander, 2009
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International Law, the International Court of Justice and ...
10 NON LIQUET AND THE INCOMPLETENESS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW DANIEL BODANSKYf ONE OF THE more notable features of the General Assembly Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons (the ...
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Philippe Sands, 1999
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Applicable Law in International Investment Disputes
CHAPTER VI Prohibition of a Non Liquet Article 42(2) of the ICSID Convention expressly provides that “the Tribunal may not bring in a finding of non liquet on the ground of silence or obscurity of law”.1 The UNCITRAL and ICC arbitration rules ...
Taida Begic, 2005
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The Burden of Proof in Comparative and International Human ...
Non-Liquet as Applied to Facts and Law In national legal systems, as a rule, the burden of proof applies to facts whereas courts "find" or make the law, however difficult the distinction between law and fact may be in a particular instance.
Juliane Kokott, 1998
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Finnish Yearbook of International Law, 1999
However, the problem of categorization is not, in my view, essential for assessing the question of non liquet in general44 or the Nuclear Weapons case non liquet in particular. As I shall argue, the problem of non liquet is more complex an ...
Jarna Petman, Martti Koskenniemi, 2002
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Conflict of Norms in Public International Law: How WTO Law ...
'complete').200 The 'completeness' of international law is, for these authors, the reason why an international adjudicator cannot pronounce a non liquet.201 Other authors do not consider international law to be a 'complete system' and regard ...
Joost Pauwelyn, 2003
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The Constitution as Treaty: The International Legal ...
Aninternationaltribunalthathascompetencetoadjudicateanadmis- sible dispute cannot issue a non liquet (“it is not clear”) judgment on the merits. This is called the “Non Liquet Prohibition Principle.” The Principle is well-established positive law ...
Francisco Forrest Martin, 2007
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International Law and the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass ...
legal determination on the core subject of the question put to it by the General Assembly amounts to a non liquet. Non liquet refers to a judicial finding that the law as applicable to a case is insufficient to allow the determination of a legal ...
Daniel Joyner, 2009
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The International Court of Justice and the Judicial Function
The possibility of non liquet requires a distinction between conduct governed by a permissive rule and conduct which is legally neutral, given the absence of any pertinent rule.87 It necessarily implies the rejection of a permissive rule in favour  ...
Gleider Hernandez, 2014
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The Principles of Presbyterian Discipline: Unfolded and ...
Ayes 6, Noes 5, and 7 Non liquet.* On the third charge there was a tie, five voted guilty and five not guilty, and the Moderator refusing to give the casting vote, the question was taken a second time, when there was a second tie. The Moderator ...
Carlisle (Pa.). First Presbyterian Church, 1835

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NON LIQUET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term non liquet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Can Kenya See Its Transformative Constitution As a Law of 'Maybe'?
The choice between being conservative and liberal, between bad judge-made law and non liquet is a false one for any court interpreting a ... «AllAfrica.com, Oct 14»
2
Noah's Ark Found—–Again???
So, at this juncture we must say 'non liquet' not proved. I am willing to say however, 'not impossible', and so we should abide our souls in ... «Beliefnet.com, Apr 10»

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