Nullus commodum capere (potest) de sua iniuria propria nūl´lūs kōm´mōdūm ka´pārā (pō´tāst) dā sū´a ēnyū´rē-a prōp´rē-a . nɜ´lus ka´mōdum kâ´pɜrē (pō´test) dā sū´u injɜ´rē-u prap´rē-u .
“No advantage (may be) gained from one’s own wrong.”A maxim meaning that the law will not recognize or validate any profit a person derives from his own wrongdoing. For example, one may not destroy evidence of the extent of damages caused by one’s illegal act, then counter a claim for damages based on that act by pointing to the lack of evidence. ... ...
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