Foreign Phrases Flashcards by Jacey verdicchio

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a posteriori

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based on inductive reasoning

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a priori

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based on inductive reasoning

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ad hoc

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for a specific purpose

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amicus curiae

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friend of the court

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beau geste

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noble gesture

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bete noire

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someone or something particularly disliked

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bon mot

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witty remark or comment

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bona fide

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in good faith

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casus beli

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pretext for war

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caveat emptor

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let the buyer beware

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corpus delicti

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body of the crime; substantial fact necessary to prove the commission of a crime

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de facto

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actual

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de jure

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by right; technically true

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dies irae

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day of wrath

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ecce homo

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behold the man

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ex cathedra

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by virtue of one’s office

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ex parte

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from a partisan point of view

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ex post facto

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after the fact

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fait accompli

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a done deed

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hoi polloi

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the common people

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idée fixe

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obsession

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in camera

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in private

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in extremis

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near death

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in loco parentis

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in the place of a parent

in vino veritas

in wine there is truth

ipso facto

as an inevitable result

memento mori

a reminder that you must die

mot juste

the appropriate word

nolo contendere

no contest

nota bene

note well

prima facie

on the face of it

pro forma

perfunctory

quo vadis

where are you going

rara avis

an unusual specimen; rare bird

sangfroid

self-possession

schadenfreude

enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others

sic transit gloria mundi

thus passes away the glory of the world

sine qua non

something indispensible

sui generis

one of a kind

tout le monde

all the world

veni, vidi, vici

I came, I saw, I conquered

vox populi

voice of the people

weltanschauung

worldview, a comprehensive apprehension of the world

weltschmerz

sorrow over the evils of the world