Latin Terminology Flashcards
(65 cards)
Ad valorem
According to value
Ipso facto
By the fact itself
Bona fide
In good faith
Aliunde
From another source
Actus reus
The guilty act (criminal act)
Ab initio
From the beginning
Compos mentis
Of sound mind
A posterior
From the latter
De jure
By right
Causa
Cause
De facto
In fact
Mens rea
Guilty mind
Caveat emptor
Let the buyer beware
Corpus juris
Body of law
De bene esse
Conditionally
Damnum absque injuria
Loss without injury
Et seq.
And the following
Regina
Queen
Ex parte
On behalf of (without the party being present)
Actio non
Not an action
Et non
Not an action
Et non
And not
Inter alia
Among other things
Ex post facto
After the fact