Ex turpi causa non oritur actio

From a dishonorable cause an action does not arise

Notes

A legal doctrine which states that a claimant will be unable to pursue a cause of action, if it arises in connection with his own illegal act. Particularly relevant in the law of contract, tort and trusts.

Words

turpe – a disgrace
causa – case, case at law, cause, condition, interest, law, motive, pretext, reason, situation
oris – a mask, countenance, expression, face, mouth, opening, sight, source
origis – gazelle, wild goat
non – not
origo – ancestor, beginning, origin, source, start
orior – appear, become visible, rise, to be a consequence or result of something, to be born
oriri – appear, become visible, rise
oriens – east, morning, rising, the rising sun
actio – to act