Volenti Non Fit Injuria

Assumption-of-Risk Doctrine

A legal doctrine that states that a person who knowingly exposes him/herself to hazards with potential for bodily harm cannot hold others liable if harm occurs; under the AORD, a person who consents to a medical procedure—or alternatively, decides to forego a physician-recommended therapy—with knowledge that injury is a foreseeable—albeit uncommon—result, waives the right to a future complaint that any ‘foreseeable’ injury was caused by negligence, assuming medical treatment was performed with proper care, and res ipsa loquitur cannot be evoked

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volenti non fit injuria (vō·lenˑ·tē nôn fit in·j·rēˑ·),

n “to the willing there is no wrong,” taking full personal responsibility for exposing oneself to risk.

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volenti non fit injuria

See Assumption-of-risk doctrine.