Latin Words And Phrases

Question 1

Prima facie

Answer 1

Based on first impression, self evident obvious

Question 2

Bona fide

Answer 2

Genuine, real, In good faith

Question 3

Ultra Vires

Answer 3

Beyond ones legal power or authority

Question 4

Non compos mentis

Answer 4

Not sane or in one’s right mind

Question 5

Re

Answer 5

In the matter of

Question 6

Ipso facto

Answer 6

By that very fact

Question 7

Subpoena

Answer 7

A writ ordering a person to attend a court

Question 8

Alibi

Answer 8

A claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, usually criminal, allegedly took place

Question 9

Audi alteram partem

Answer 9

Listening to the other side

Question 10

In flagrante delicto

Answer 10

In the blazing offense (caught in the act of committing an offence

Question 11

Mea culpa

Answer 11

My fault, I apologise

Question 12

Crimen criminis

Answer 12

Crime, criminal

Question 13

Quis custodiet custodies ipsos

Answer 13

Who guards the guardians themselves

Question 14

Ad infinitum

Answer 14

To infinity, again and again in the same way, forever

Question 15

Cum laude

Answer 15

With distinction, with honours

Question 16

Ex officio

Answer 16

In discharge of one’s duty, in virtue of one’s office

Question 17

In toto

Answer 17

In total, as a whole, completely, without exception

Question 18

Per se

Answer 18

By or in itself or themselves, intrinsically

Question 19

Sub indice

Answer 19

That is under the consideration of court or judge and therefore prohibited from detailed public discussion

Under consideration, undecided

Question 20

De iure

Answer 20

By right, of right

Based on laws or actions of the state

Question 21

Ex post facto

Answer 21

From an after act or deed

-after the fact

Question 22

Sine die

Answer 22

Without any day being specified

Indefinitely

Question 23

Ad hoc

Answer 23

For a particular purpose, in response to a specific need

Question 24

Inter alia

Answer 24

Amongst other things

Question 25

In loco parentis

Answer 25

In place or the role of a parent

Substituting for a parent

Question 26

Status quo

Answer 26

The existing state of affairs

Question 27

In camera

Answer 27

In the judges private chambers

Question 28

In absentia

Answer 28

In his or her or their absence

While not present at an event being referred to

Question 29

Sub Rosa

Answer 29

Privately, secretly

Question 30

Per annum

Answer 30

By the year or in each year or yearly

Question 31

Sine qua non

Answer 31

Something absolutely indispensable essential

Question 32

Quid pro quo

Answer 32

Something given or received for something else

Question 33

Persona non grata

Answer 33

A person who is unacceptable or unwelcomed

Question 34

Et al

Answer 34

And others (Used especially to avoid giving a list of authors in full)

Question 35

Ca.

Answer 35

Around or approximately

It is used before a date to indicate that the event the date is referring to happened somewhere near the date in question.

Question 36

I.e

Answer 36

That is(to say)

Used to clarify a previous statement By introducing more specific wording

Question 37

Ect.

Answer 37

And the rest and forth

Indicate more unmention things that following the list

Question 38

Q.v

Answer 38

Which see

It is usually used direct the reader to another source or reference within the same work or in a different wor

Question 39

Cf.

Answer 39

Compare

It is usually used to advise the reader to compare the content of the current reading to another sources.

Question 40

Ibid

Answer 40

In the same place

It is often used in referencing to say that the current information being cited can be found in the previous reference.

Question 41

Op. Cit.

Answer 41

In the work cited

It is used to refer to information that has been previously cited without providing the full citation for the source.

Question 42

Pp.

Answer 42

Multiple pages

Question 43

P

Answer 43

One page

Question 44

E.g

Answer 44

It is used in much the same ways as ‘for example,’ coming before an item or list of items.

Question 45

Infra dig.

Answer 45

beneath one; demeaning.

Question 46

Loc. cit.

Answer 46

a footnote or endnote term used to repeat the title and page number for a given work. used in place of ibid. when the reference is not only to the work immediately preceding, but also refers to the same page

Question 47

Viz

Answer 47

used, especially in written English, when you want to give more detail or be more exact about something you have just written:

Question 48

P.s

Answer 48

This is an abbreviation that stands for postscript. It comes from the Latin word postscriptum. When translated, this word means “written after

Question 49

N.b.

Answer 49

It is used to emphasize an important point.