Legal Latin Terms Flashcards
a fortiori
from stronger
a mensa et thoro
from table to bed
a posteriori
from later
a quo
from which
ab extra
from outside
ab initio
from the beginning
absque hoc
without this
actori incumvit probatio
on the plaintiff rests the proving
actus reus
guilty act
ab coelum
to the sky
ab colligenda bona
to collect the goods
ad hoc
for this
ab hominem
at the person
ad idem
to the same thing
ad infinitum
to infinity
ad litem
for the case
ad quod damnum
according to the harm
ad valorem
according to value
adjournment sine die
adjournment without a day
affidavit
he has sworn
alter ego
another I
amicus curiae
friend of the court
animus nocendi
intention to harm
animus possidendi
intention to possess
animus revertendi
intention to return
ante
before
arguendo
for the sake of the argument
audi alteram partem
hear the other side
bona fide
in good faith
bona vacantia
ownerless goods
cadit quaestio
the question falls
casus belli
cases of war
caus fortuitus
fortuitous event
caveat
may he beware
caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
certiorari
to be appraised
ceteris paribus
with other things the same
cogitationis poenam nemo patitur
nobody suffers punishment for mere intent
compensatio morae
balance of delay
compos mentis
having command of mind
condicio sine qua non
a condition without which it could not be
consensus ad idem
agreement to the same
consensus facit legem
consensus makes the law
consuetudo pro lege servatur
custom is held as law
contra
against
contra bonus mores
against good morals
contra legem
against the law
contradictio in adjecto
contradiction in itself
contra proferentem
against the one bringing forth
coram non judice
before one who is not a judge
corpus delicti
body of the crime
corpus juris
body of law
corpus juris civilis
body of civil law
corpus juris gentium
body of the law of nations
crimen falsi
crime of falsifying
cui bono
As a benefit to whom?
cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos
for whoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to Heaven and down to Hell
de bonis asportatis
carrying goods away
debellatio
warring down
de bonis non administratis
of goods not administered
de die in diem
from day to day
de facto
in fact
de futuro
concerning the future
de integro
concerning the whole
de jure
according to lay
de lege ferenda
of the law as it should be
de lege lata
of the law as it is
delegatus non poteset delegare
that which has been delegated, cannot delegate (further)
de minimis
about the smallest things
de minimis non curat lex
the law does not concern itself with the smallest (things)
de mortuis nil nisi bonum
of the dead, (speakd) nothing unless good
de novo
anew
defalcation
cutting off with a sickle
deorum injuriae diis curae
the gods take care of the injuries to the gods
dictum
(thing) said
doli incapax
incapable of guilt
dolus specialis
specific deceit
donatio mortis causa
gift caused by death
dramatis personae
persons of the drama
dubia in meliorem partem interpretari debenti
doubtful things should be interpreted in the best way
duces tecum
bring with you
ei incumbit probatio qui dicit
proof lies on him who asserts
ejusdem generis
of the same class
eo nomine
by that name
erga omnes
towards all
ergo
therefore
erratum
having been made in error
et al./et alii
and others
etc/et cetera
and other things
et seq/et sequens
and the following things
et uxor
and wife
et vir
and husband
ex aequo et bono
of equity and (the) good
ex cathedra
from the chair
ex concessis
from what had been conceded already
ex delicto
from the transgressions
ex facie
on the face
ex fida bona
good business norms
ex gratia
by favor
ex injuria jus non oritur
law does not arise from injustice
ex officio
from the office
ex parte
from (for) one party
ex post
from after
ex post facto
after the fact
expressio unius est excludio alterius
the express mention of one thing includes all others
ex proprio motu
by (one’s) own motion
ex rel/ex relatione
(arising) out of the narration (of the relator)
ex turpi causa non oritur actio
from a dishonorable cause an action does not arise
eg/exemple gratia
for the sake of an example
ex tunc
from then
