nulla pœna sine lege

Etymology
From : (feminine form of, “not any”) +  +  +  (ablative singular form of , “a law”) = “no punishment without a law”.

Phrase

 * 1)  The principle that a person shall receive no punishment unless he has committed an offence as explicitly defined in a law.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 罪刑法定原則, 罪刑法定主義
 * Finnish: nulla poena sine lege -periaate,
 * German:, keine Strafe ohne Gesetz
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 죄형법정주의
 * Russian:

Etymology
From ; see the English section.

Phrase

 * 1) nulla pœna sine lege