Legal Definitions - annus et dies

Term: Annus et Dies
Definition: Annus et Dies means "a year and a day" in Latin. In criminal law, it refers to the common-law principle that an act causing death is not considered homicide if the death occurs more than a year and a day after the act was committed. This means that if someone causes harm to another person and that person dies more than a year and a day later, the person who caused the harm cannot be charged with homicide.
Example: If someone hits another person and that person dies a year and a day later, the person who hit them cannot be charged with homicide. This is because of the annus et dies principle.