"factum infectum fieri nequit" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Italian]

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin factum infectum fieri nequit. From Plautus' play Aulularia in Act IV, scene 10, line 11. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|la|factum infectum fieri nequit}} Borrowed from Latin factum infectum fieri nequit Head templates: {{it-pos|proverb}} factum infectum fieri nequit
  1. (chiefly law) what's done is done; particularly, if a governmental or administrative body makes an unlawful decision, the damage is done even if the decision is later ruled to be illegitimate and thus annulled. By extension, functionaries who implemented the decision at the time cannot be held legally responsible ex post facto for conduct that they did not know was wrong at the time. Wikipedia link: Aulularia, Plautus Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: factum infectum fieri non potest Related terms: quel che è fatto è fatto, piangere sul latte versato, cosa fatta capo ha
    Sense id: en-factum_infectum_fieri_nequit-it-proverb-wiNpTttU Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law
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