KFLCC Kingdom Law 2nd Ed.

IGNORANTIA JURIS QUOD

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ILLICIT

Ignorantia juris quod quisque tenetur scire, neminem excusat. Ignorance of the [or a] law, which every one is bound to know, excuses no man. A mistake in point of law is, in criminal cases, 'no sort of de fense. 4 Bl. Comm. 27; 4 Steph. Comm. 81; Broom, Max. 253; 7 Car. & P. 456. And, in civil cases, ignorance of the law, with a full knowledge of the facts, furnishes no ground, either in law or equity, to rescind agreements, or reclaim money paid, or set aside solemn acts of the parties. 2 Kent, Comm. 491, and note. Ignorantia juris sui non prsejudicat juri. Ignorance of one's right does not prej udice the right. Lofft, 552. Ignorantia legis neminem excusat. Ig norance of law excuses no one. 4 Bouv. Inst. no. 3828; 1 Story, Eq. Jur. | 111; 7 Watts, 374. IGNORATIO ELENCHI. Lat. A term of logic, sometimes applied to pleadings and to arguments on appeal, which signifies a mistake of the question, that is, the mistake of one who, failing to discern the real ques tion which he is to meet and answer, ad dresses his allegations or arguments to a collateral matter or something beside the point See Case upon the Statute for Dis tribution, Wythe (Va.) 309. Ignoratis terminis artis, ignoratur et ara. Where the terms of an art are un known, the art itself is unknown also. Co. Litt. la. IGNORE. 1. To be ignorant of, or un acquainted with. 2. To disregard willfully; to refuse to recognize; to decline to take notice of. See Cleburne County v. Morton, 69 Ark. 48, 60 S. W. 307. 3. To reject as groundless, false or un supported by evidence; as when a grand jury ignores a bill of indictment. Ignoscitur ei qui sanguinem suum qualiter redemptum voluit. The law holds him excused from obligation who chose to redeem his blood (or life) upon any terms. Whatever a man may do under the fear of losing his life or limbs will not be held bind ing upon him in law. 1 Bl. Comm. 131. One of the four great Roman roads in Britain; supposed to be so called from the Iceni. ILL. In old pleading. Bad; defective in law; null; naught; the opposite of good or valid. ILL FAME. Evil repute; notorious Dad character. Houses of prostitution, gaming IKENILD STREET.

houses, and other such disorderly places are called "houses of ill fame," and a person who frequents them is a person of III fame. See Boles v. State, 46 Ala. 206. ILLATA ET INVECTA. Lat Things brought into the house for use by the ten ant were so called, and were liable to the jus hypothecs of Roman law, just as they are to the landlord's right of distress at common law. ILLEGAL. Not airthorized by law; Il licit; unlawful; contrary to law. Sometimes this term means merely that which lacks authority of or support from law; but more frequently it imports a violation. Etymo logically, the word seems to convey the nega tive meaning only. But in ordinary use it has a severer, stronger signification; the idea of censure or condemnation for breaking law is usually presented. But the law implied in il legal is not necessarily an express statute. Things are called "illegal" for a violation of common-law principles. And the term does not imply that the act spoken of is immoral or wicked; it implies only a breach of the law. See State v. Haynorth, 3 Sneed (Tenn.) 65; Tiedt v. Carstensen, 61 Iowa, 334, 16 N. W. 214; Chadbourne v. Newcastle, 48 N. H. 199; People v. Kelly, 1 Abb. Prac N. S., (N. Y.) 437; Ex parte Scwartz, 2 Tex. App. 80. —Illegal conditions. All those that are im possible, or contrary to law, immoral, or re pugnant to the nature of the transaction.— Il legal contract. An agreement to do any act forbidden by the law, or to omit to do any act enjoined by the law. Billingsley v. Clelland, 41 W. Va. 243, 23 S. EL 816.— Illegal inter est. Usury; interest at a higher rate than the law allows. Parsons v. Babcock, 40 Neb. 119, 58 N. W. 726.— Illegal trade. Such traf fic or commerce as is carried on in violation of the municipal law, or contrary to the law of nations. See ILLICIT. The condition before the law, or the social status, of a bastard; the state or condition of one whose parents were not intermarried at the time of his birth. Miller v. Miller, 18 Hun (N. Y.) 509; Brown v. Belmarde, 3 Kan. 52. ILLEGITIMATE. That which is con trary to law; it is usually applied to bas tards, or children born out of lawful wed lock. The Louisiana Code divided illegitimate chil dren into two classes: (1) Those born from two persons who, at the moment when such children were conceived, could have lawfully intermarried; and (2) those who are born from persons to whose marriage there existed at the time some legal impediment. Both classes, however, could be acknowledged and take by devise. Compton v. Prescott, 12 Rob. (La.) 56. ILLEVIABLE. Not leviable; that can not or ought not to be levied. Cowell. ILLICENCIATTTS. In old English law. Without license. Fleta, lib. 3, c. 5, § 12. ILLICIT. Not permitted or allowed; pro hibited; unlawful; as an illicit trade; U- ILLEGITIMACY.