Imperitia Culpae Aenumeratur
Defined in 1 dictionary — Cyclopedic (1922)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Ignorance or want of skill is considered a fault, i. e., a negligence, for which one who professes skill is responsible. Dig. 60. 17. 132; 1 Bouv. Inst, note 1004; 2 Kent, Comm. 588; 4 Ark. 523. IMPERITIA EST MAXIMA MECHANEorum poena. Lack of skill is the greatest punishment of artisans. 11 Coke, 54a.