Latin Phrases Flashcards
1
Q
Ab initio
A
from the beginning
2
Q
Caveat emptor
A
let the buyer beware
3
Q
Contra proferentum
A
construed against the person seeking to rely on
4
Q
Damnum
A
damage or loss
5
Q
Ex parte
A
of the one side
6
Q
Ex turpi causa (non oritur actio)
A
an action in law cannot be founded on an illegal act
7
Q
In personam
A
in or against the person
8
Q
In rem
A
in or against the thing
9
Q
Intra vires
A
within its powers
10
Q
Nemo dat quod non habet
A
no-one can give what he does not have
11
Q
Non est factum
A
not my deed
12
Q
Novus actus interveniens
A
a new intervening act
13
Q
Obiter dicta
A
other comments made
14
Q
Per se
A
of itself
15
Q
Prima facie
A
on the face of it
