Imperitia
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Unskillfulness.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Unskillfulness.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat Unskillfuiness; want of skill.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. Unskilfulness. Imperitia culpae adnnmeratur: want of skill is reckoned as culpa; that is, as blamable conduct or neglect. Imperitia est maxima mechanicorum pcena: unskilfulness is the greatest punishment of mechanics; [that is, from its effect in making them liable to those by whom they are employed.]
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
Lat. Unskilfulness. Imperite: unskilfully. Imperitia culpae adnumeratur: want of skill is reckoned a fault [culpable negligence].