Latin Phrases Flashcards
(24 cards)
“for this thing”, for a particular purpose
ad hoc
“according to (one’s) desire”
ad lib, ad libitum
“according to the value”
ad valorem
“another I”, a second self
Alter ego
“cause for war”
casus belli
“derived from fact” (as opposed to reasoning or logical grounds)
de facto
“derived from law”
de jure
“from official privalege”
ex officio
“from after the fact”
ex post facto
“by the fact itself”
ipso facto
“method of working”
modus operandi
“manner of living”
modus vivendi
“not more beyond”, highest point
ne plus ultra
It does not follow
non sequitur
“for the day”
per diem
“by itself”
per se
“at first appearance”
prima facie
“as a formality”
pro forma
“for the time (being)”
pro tem, pro tempore
“something (received) for something given”
quid pro quo
“rare bird”, something seldom seen
rara avis
“without, which not” an absolute essential
sine quo non
“of its own kind” s/t or s/e unique, one of a kind
sui generis
“the limit to which” the goal of a course of action
terminus ad quem
