Latin Phrases J-P Flashcards
jurat
he/she swears, the clause at the end of a sworn statement showing when, where, and by whom the statement was signed under penalty of perjury
laches
failure to perform a duty or assert a right
les scripta
written law (statutory law)
lis pendens
pending lawsuit
magna cum laude
with great praise
malum in se / mala prohibita
wrong or evil in itself, acts forbidden by statutory law
mea culpa
my fault
mens
a person’s intention, knowledge, or meaning
mens rea
having criminal intent
mens sana in corpore sano
a healthy mind in a healthy body
minutia
trivial or insignificant details
ne plus ultra
a point beyond which one cannot go any further
nolle prosequi
we shall no longer prosecute
nolo contendere
a criminal plea neither admitting nor denying the charges but accepting the consequences
non compos mentis
not of sound mind
non obstante
notwithstanding, nevertheless
non sequitur
a conclusion which does not follow logically from what it is based on
nunc pro tunc
phrase applied to acts performed with retroactive effect
parol
expressed by speech only as opposed to evidenced by documents
pendente lite
happening during litigation
per capita
according to the number of people involved
per centum
by a hundred - a percentage
per curiam
by the court
per se
in and of itself
post hac
after this
postmortem
after death
prima facie
first appearance, at first sight
pro bono
services performed free of charge
pro forma
for the sake of form - a formality
pro hac vice
for a particular occasion, only this once
pro rata
in proportion, a proportional division
pro se
representing him/herself without an attorney
pro tempore (pro tem)
a temporary substitute
