Usages of nefas
Magistra dicit impium esse parentes contemnere, sicut nefas sit falsum iurare.
The teacher says that it is impious to despise one’s parents, just as it is wrong to swear falsely.
Iudex dicit nefas esse innocentem damnare, fas autem esse etiam impio veniam dare, si veritatem tandem dicat.
The judge says that it is wrong to condemn an innocent person, but right to give pardon even to an impious person if he finally tells the truth.
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