Ex Turpi Causa Non Oritur Actio

Definition of Ex Turpi Causa Non Oritur Actio

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Ex Turpi Causa Non Oritur Actio : (Latin: no action can be based on a disreputable cause)

The principle that the courts may refuse to enforce a claim arising out of the claimant’s own illegal or immoral conduct or transactions. Hence parties who have knowingly entered into an *illegal contract may not be able to enforce it and a person injured by a fellow-criminal while they are jointly committing a serious crime may not be able to sue for damages for the injury.