Multiple choice

The maxim necessitatis non-habet legem means:

  1. Necessity is the mother of invention

  2. Necessity knows no law

  3. Injury to the legal right

  4. Injury to the moral right
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Explanation

The Latin maxim 'necessitatis non-habet legem' translates to 'necessity knows no law' in English. This legal principle means that in cases of extreme necessity or emergency, certain legal rules may be set aside. It is often invoked as a defense in criminal law and tort law where actions taken in an emergency situation would otherwise be unlawful. The doctrine of necessity recognizes that urgent circumstances may justify actions that would normally be illegal.

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