Latin Maxims Flashcards

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Ignorantia legis non excusat

A

Ignorance of the law excuses no one

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2
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Dura lex sed lex

A

The law may be harsh, but it is still the law

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3
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Cessante ratione cessat ipsa lex

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Then the reason for the law ceases, the law also ceases to exist

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4
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Sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas

A

The owner of a thing cannot make use thereof in such a manner as to injure the rights of third person

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5
Q

Patria potesta

A

Parental authority

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6
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Negotiorum gestio

A

Unauthorized management

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7
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Res perit domino

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The thing perishes with the owner

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8
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Jus possidendi

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The right to possess

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9
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Jus abutendi

A

The right to abuse

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10
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Jus utendi

A

The right to use

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11
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Jus Fruendi

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The right to the fruits

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12
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Jus disponendi

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The right to dispose

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13
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Jus vendicandi

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The right to recover

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14
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Nulla poena sine lege

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There is no crime when there is no law punishing it

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15
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Salus populi est supreme lex

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The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law

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16
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Caveat emptor

A

Buyers beware

17
Q

Solutio indebiti

A

Unjust enrichment

18
Q

Aedificum solo credit

A

The building follows the land

19
Q

Accessorium siquitur principale

A

Land is always principal

20
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Nullum tempus occurit regi

A

Time runs not against the sovereign

21
Q

I ce cre am for sa le he re

A

Ice cream for sale here. :)

22
Q

Lex nationalii

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Citizenship is the basis for determining the personal law applicable.

23
Q

Lex rei sitae

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Law of the place where the property is situated is the basis for determining law applicable.

24
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Lex loci celebrationis

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Law of the place where the contract was executed is the basis for determining law applicable

25
Q

Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege

A

there is no crime where there is no law punishing it

26
Q

Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea

A

The act itself does not make a man guilty unless his intention were so.

27
Q

Actus me invito factus non est meus actus

A

An act done by me against my will is not my act