'De mortuis nil nisi bonum' means
Question and options
'De mortuis nil nisi bonum' means
- the wrongdoer has no rights and can suffer harm
- the wrongdoer has no rights and cannot suffer harm
- the dead have no rights and cannot suffer any wrong
- of the dead, nothing should be said but good
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - of the dead, nothing should be said but good
'De mortuis nil nisi bonum' literally means 'of the dead, (say) nothing but good'. The other choices describe rights and wrongs of wrongdoers or the dead, which is not what the maxim says.
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