English / idiom
Iura Novit Curia
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A fundamental legal principle asserting that 'the court knows the law' and applies it regardless of litigants' citations.
In context
01
Under the doctrine of iura novit curia, the judge applied the proper statutory provision despite the lawyer's omission.
02
Litigants must present accurate factual testimony, while trusting that iura novit curia governs the final verdict.
Synonyms
the court knows the law,judicial competence,statutory autonomy
Antonyms
pleading ignorance,legal vacuum
Collocations
doctrine of iura novit curia,invoke iura novit curia,principle of iura novit curia