Definition of nullum crimen, nulla poena sine praevia lege poenali in English English dictionary
(Kanun) Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine praevia lege poenali (Latin, lit. "No crime, no punishment without a previous penal law") is a basic maxim in continental European legal thinking. It was written by Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach as part of the Bavarian Criminal Code in 1813
nullum crimen, nulla poena sine praevia lege poenali