Latin Phrases Flashcards
Ab initio
from the beginning
Caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
Contra proferentum
construed against the person seeking to rely on
Damnum
damage or loss
Ex parte
of the one side
Ex turpi causa (non oritur actio)
an action in law cannot be founded on an illegal act
In personam
in or against the person
In rem
in or against the thing
Intra vires
within its powers
Nemo dat quod non habet
no-one can give what he does not have
Non est factum
not my deed
Novus actus interveniens
a new intervening act
Obiter dicta
other comments made
Per se
of itself
Prima facie
on the face of it
Quantum meruit
what he deserves
Ratio decidendi
the reason for the decision
Res ipsa loquitur
the thing speaks for itself
Restitutio in integrum
cannot be restored to its original state
Uberrimae fidei
in utmost good faith
Ultra vires
beyond its powers
Volenti non fit injuria
no wrong is done to one who consents
