法ほう格かく言げん

noun

legal maxim

A concise statement of a legal principle or rule, often in Latin or a traditional form.

• 「法ほうの不ふ知ちは許ゆるさず」は有ゆう名めいな法ほう格かく言げんだ。

  "Ignorance of the law is no excuse" is a well-known legal maxim.