Latin Phrases Flashcards
Nullum crimen sine lege
There is no crime without law
Mala in se
Evils in themselves
Mala prohibita
Mere regulatory offences; not criminal in any sens
Sui generis
Of it’s own kind
Pro loco et tempore
…
Actus non facit reum nisi means sit rea
Conduct does not make one guilty unless the mind is also guilty
Dole (dolus)
evil intent, wrongdoing with a view to the consequences
Malregimen
Grossly inadequate or inappropriate medical treatment after a criminal attack leading to more severe injury/death of the victim
Socius criminis
socius criminis [Latin: associate in crime]
An *accomplice, especially one who has agreed to give evidence for the prosecution.
Amotio
moving or taking away
Sine qua non
But for
Mutatis mutandis
Mutatis mutandis’ translates to ‘all necessary changes having been made’ or ‘with the necessary changes’. The phrase mutatis mutandis indicates that whilst it may be necessary to make some changes to take account of different situations, the main point remains the same.
Voluntante
By consent
Spondet peritiam artis
?
Et emperitia culpae enumeratur
?
Jus quaesitum tertio
Right on account of a third party
Paterfamilias
.
Familia
.
Taliation
.
Legislating aquiliae
.
Actio injuriarum
.
Ius civile
.i
Actiones poenales
.
Damnum injuria datum
Loss wrongfully cause
Contumelia
Insult
Animus injurandi
Intention to insult
qui facit per alium facit per se
he who does something through another does it himself
respondeat superior
let the master answer
pro hac vice
‘for this turn’
ulpian - corpus, fama, dignitas
bodily integrity, reputation, dignity
contumelia
insult
veritas convicii non excusat
truth does not excuse convicium
a coelo usque ad centrum
from the heavens to the centre of the earth
aemulationem vicini
?
jus commune
?
opus manufactum
an artificial working of land
damnum fatale
?
res ipsa loquitur
the facts speak for themselves
culpa levissima
?
sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas
use your own property so as not to harm another’s
plus quam tolerabile
?
mora and taciturnity
delay and silence
vitium reale
?
vitious
unlawful
ex facie
?
nemo dat quod non habet rule
?
lex mercatoria
merchant law
Homo homini lupus
Man is wolf to man
Per aspera ad astra
Through hardships to the stars
Post natus
after born
Conditio si testator sine liberis decesserit
allows a Will that does not make provision for future children to be presumed to be revoked following the birth of a further child
quoad ultra
everything else
Actus non facit reum nisi men sit rea
Conduct does not make one guilty unless the mind is also guilty
sine qua non
‘but for test’
Cur. adv. vult or CAV
Curia advisari vult - the court wished to be advised. it is used in a law report to indicate that the court’s judgment was reserved, as opposed to being given extempore
quot homines, tot sententiae
as many men, so many opinion: there are so many opinions as there are people
Dominium
Domination; the absolute right to a thing
Possession
Possession; Indicated only a physical control over the thing which had as such no legal consequences in the early law
Res Cogitans
(Latin, a thinking thing)
The famous answer given by Descartes to the question, ‘what am I?’ as it occurred after the method of doubt left him with only the proposition, ‘I think, therefore I am.’ It is contrasted with res extensa or extended material things.
quantum lucratus
‘insofar as made richer’,
Locatio rei
A term used in the civil law, which signifies the hiring of a thing. It is a contract by which one of the parties obligates himself to, give to the other the use and enjoyment, of a certain thing for a period of time agreed upon between them, and in consideration of a price which the latter binds himself to pay in return. Poth. Contr. de Louage, n. l. See Bailment; Hire; Hirer; Letter.
Locatio operatis
LOCATIO OPERIS, contracts. A term used in the civil law, to signify the hiring of labor and services. It is a contract by which one of the parties gives a certain work to be performed by the other, who binds himself to do it for the price agreed between them, which he who gives the work to be done promises to pay to the other for doing it. Poth. Louage, n. 392. This is divided into two branches, first, Locatio operis faciendi; and, secondly, Locatio mercium vehendarum.
Actor sequitur forum rei
The pursuer follows the court of the defender
Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea
Behaviour cannot amount to a crime unless carried out with a blameworthy state of mind
Novus actus interveniens
An intervening act; broken the chain of causation
Malregimen
Poor or incorrect medical treatment of the victim
