nullum crimen, nulla poena sine praevia lege poenali Phrase
Meaning:
no crime, no punishment without a previous penal law
Comment
Legal principle meaning that one cannot be penalised for doing something that is not prohibited by law; penal law cannot be enacted retroactively.
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