Volentinon fit injuria

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Nikitha B and Amara

Volenti non fit injuria is a safeguard of restricted application in tort law. An immediate interpretation of the latin expression volenti non fit injuria is, 'to one who volunteers, no damage is finished'. Where the safeguard of volenti applies it works as an entire barrier clearing the Defendant of all risk. It is frequently expressed that the Claimant agrees to the danger of mischief, notwithstanding, the barrier of volenti is considerably more constrained in its application and ought not be mistaken for the guard of agree in connection to trespass.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2017.6161.0885
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