Which English phrase translates the Latin maxim “negatio non potest probari”?
The traditional translation of negatio non potest probari is “A negative cannot be proved”. “Negatio” means a denial or negative assertion.
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Which English phrase translates the Latin maxim “negatio non potest probari”?
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Correct answer A
The traditional translation of negatio non potest probari is “A negative cannot be proved”. “Negatio” means a denial or negative assertion.
Option feedback
Option A
The translation captures both the negative assertion and the words “cannot be proved”.
Option B
The Latin says nothing about a protest. It says that a negative cannot be proved.
Option C
The phrase concerns proof of a negative. It does not say that a denial proves anything.
Option D
The maxim does not mention ending a case.
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