Latin Legal Phrases Flashcards
actio in rem
action for a thing
ab initio
from the beginning
ad litem
for the purpose of a lawsuit
animus testandi
the intention of making a will
audi alteram partem
hear the other side
bona fide
in good faith
caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
caveat scriptor
let the signer beware
culpa lata
gross negligence
curator bonis
a guardian for goods or estate
de facto
according to fact
de iure
according to law
de minimis non curat lex
the law takes no account of trifles
doli capax
capable of crime
doli incapax
incapable of crime
dolus
criminal intention
ex facie
at face value
ex parte
from one party
habeas corpus
you must have the person (physically present in court before a judge)
in loco parentis
in the place of a parent
in re
in the matter of
inter alia
among other things
ipso facto
by the fact itself
ipso iure
by the law itself
