Latin Maxims Flashcards
1
Q
Actus non facit reum nisi mensit rea
A
An act doesn’t render a man guilty of crime unless there is a guilty mind
2
Q
Ad valorem
A
According to value (of transaction)
3
Q
Amicus Curae
A
Friend of court
4
Q
Audi altrem partem
A
5
Q
Assentio mentium
A
Meeting of mind
6
Q
Bona fide
A
Good faith
7
Q
Bona vacatia
A
Unowned property
8
Q
Caveat emptor
A
Let the buyer be ware
9
Q
Corpus delictor
A
Body of the crime
10
Q
De die in diem
A
From day to day…
Or continuing right of action
11
Q
De minimis lex non curat
A
THE LAW DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR TRIVIAL(chhote mote) MATTER
12
Q
Doli incapax
A
Below seven- incapable of criminal intend
13
Q
Es judem generis
A
Of the same kind
14
Q
Ex post facto
A
From a thing done after wards
15
Q
Lis pendant
A
A property with pending case against it cannot be sold
