non licet

[non lahy-sit]

non li·cet

[non lahy-sit]
noun Law.
it is not permitted or lawful.

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin
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Non licet is always a great word to know.
So is criminal. Does it mean:
of or pertaining to crime or its punishment
a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder
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non licet (ˈnɒn ˈlaɪsɪt)
 
adj
not permitted; unlawful
 
[C17: Latin, literally: it is not allowed]

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