2006-10-22 07:04:44 · 3 answers · asked by creamclap92 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I've never heard that phrase before, but assuming that "the law doesn't act back" is the literal translation, as the last answerer said, I'd guess it means that laws can't affect actions taken before the laws were written. Like, I know that you can't be prosecuted for doing something that was later made illegal. I assume that's what that phrase refers to.
2006-10-22 07:25:33 · answer #1 · answered by Amy F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The direct translation is "the law can't act back."
For example: Say that they make abortion illegal (NO, I'm not trying to start anything, here, this is just an example.). If they make abortion illegal, they CANNOT take action again abortion clinics that have performed abortions before the law was made. They can say "from this day forward" but they cannot go back in time and persecute people for it.
2006-10-22 14:37:54 · answer #2 · answered by Jade 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means "a law doesn't act back" does what i came up with
2006-10-22 14:22:18 · answer #3 · answered by bReN bReN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋