Regional Study Guide Phrases Flashcards
de gustibus non est disputandum
there is no accounting for tastes
non compos mentis
not of sound mind
ab ovo usque ad mala
from the egg to the apple
sic transit gloria mundi
thus passes the glory of the world
ad hoc
for this purpose
bona fide
in good faith
sine die
without setting a day
vade mecum
a constant companion
ex tempore
on the spur of the moment
festina lente
make haste slowly
ad infinitum
without end
in absentia
in absence
lapsus linguae
slip of the tongue
de mortuis nil nisi bonum
speak only good of the dead
in memoriam
in memory of
pax vobiscum
peace be with you
stet
let it stand (printing term)
via
by way of
quid pro quo
a necessity (indispensable)
errare humanum est
to err is human
ante bellum
before the war (usually the civil war)
pro tempore
for the time being
corpus deliciti
the body of the crime
per capita
by heads
pro bono publico
for the public welfare
exit;exeunt
he goes out; they go out
de jure
by right, legally
tempus fugit
time flies
ne plus ultra
nothing beyond (perfection)
cum grano salis
with a grain of salt
in re
in the matter of; concerning
per se
essentially
vigilantia pretium libertatis
vigilance is the price of liberty
pater patriae
father of his country
ex officio
by virtue of office
ad nauseam
to the point of disgust
multum in parvo
much in little
non sequitur
an illogical inference
per diem
by the day
vice versa
the other way around
habeas corpus
a writ to bring a detained person before a judge
ex post facto
enacted after the fact; retroactive
ex libris
from the books of
modus operandi
method of working
in medias res
in the middle of things
sine qua non
indispensable; a necessity
et tu, Brute?
even you, Brutus?
divide et impera
divide and rule
in toto
entirely
prima facie
on first sight
viva voce
by spoken word; orally
in loco parentis
in the place of a parent
caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
persona non grata
an unwelcome person
ipso facto
by the very fact itself
status quo
the existing state of affairs
verbatim
word for word
modus vivendi
method of living
de facto
in fact; actually
per annum
by the year
pro et contra
for and against
te Deum laudamus
we praise you, O Lord
post mortem
after death
alma mater
nourishing mother (the college/school one graduated from)
post proelium, praemium
after the battle, the reward
terra firma
solid ground
vox populi, vox Dei
the voice of the people is the voice of God
