Legal Latin Terms Flashcards
(276 cards)
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a fortiori
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from stronger
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a mensa et thoro
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from table to bed
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a posteriori
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from later
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a quo
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from which
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ab extra
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from outside
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ab initio
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from the beginning
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absque hoc
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without this
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actori incumvit probatio
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on the plaintiff rests the proving
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actus reus
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guilty act
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ab coelum
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to the sky
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ab colligenda bona
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to collect the goods
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ad hoc
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for this
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ab hominem
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at the person
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ad idem
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to the same thing
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ad infinitum
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to infinity
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ad litem
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for the case
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ad quod damnum
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according to the harm
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ad valorem
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according to value
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adjournment sine die
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adjournment without a day
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affidavit
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he has sworn
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alter ego
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another I
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amicus curiae
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friend of the court
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animus nocendi
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intention to harm
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animus possidendi
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intention to possess
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animus revertendi
intention to return
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ante
before
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arguendo
for the sake of the argument
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audi alteram partem
hear the other side
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bona fide
in good faith
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bona vacantia
ownerless goods
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cadit quaestio
the question falls
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casus belli
cases of war
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caus fortuitus
fortuitous event
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caveat
may he beware
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caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
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certiorari
to be appraised
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ceteris paribus
with other things the same
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cogitationis poenam nemo patitur
nobody suffers punishment for mere intent
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compensatio morae
balance of delay
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compos mentis
having command of mind
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condicio sine qua non
a condition without which it could not be
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consensus ad idem
agreement to the same
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consensus facit legem
consensus makes the law
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consuetudo pro lege servatur
custom is held as law
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contra
against
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contra bonus mores
against good morals
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contra legem
against the law
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contradictio in adjecto
contradiction in itself
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contra proferentem
against the one bringing forth
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coram non judice
before one who is not a judge
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corpus delicti
body of the crime
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corpus juris
body of law
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corpus juris civilis
body of civil law
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corpus juris gentium
body of the law of nations
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crimen falsi
crime of falsifying
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cui bono
As a benefit to whom?
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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
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de bonis asportatis
carrying goods away
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debellatio
warring down
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de bonis non administratis
of goods not administered
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de die in diem
from day to day
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de facto
in fact
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de futuro
concerning the future
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de integro
concerning the whole
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de jure
according to lay
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de lege ferenda
of the law as it should be
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de lege lata
of the law as it is
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delegatus non poteset delegare
that which has been delegated, cannot delegate (further)
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de minimis
about the smallest things
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de minimis non curat lex
the law does not concern itself with the smallest (things)
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de mortuis nil nisi bonum
of the dead, (speakd) nothing unless good
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de novo
anew
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defalcation
cutting off with a sickle
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deorum injuriae diis curae
the gods take care of the injuries to the gods
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dictum
(thing) said
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doli incapax
incapable of guilt
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dolus specialis
specific deceit
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donatio mortis causa
gift caused by death
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dramatis personae
persons of the drama
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dubia in meliorem partem interpretari debenti
doubtful things should be interpreted in the best way
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duces tecum
bring with you
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ei incumbit probatio qui dicit
proof lies on him who asserts
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ejusdem generis
of the same class
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eo nomine
by that name
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erga omnes
towards all
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ergo
therefore
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erratum
having been made in error
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et al./et alii
and others
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etc/et cetera
and other things
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et seq/et sequens
and the following things
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et uxor
and wife
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et vir
and husband
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ex aequo et bono
of equity and (the) good
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ex cathedra
from the chair
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ex concessis
from what had been conceded already
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ex delicto
from the transgressions
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ex facie
on the face
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ex fida bona
good business norms
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ex gratia
by favor
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ex injuria jus non oritur
law does not arise from injustice
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ex officio
from the office
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ex parte
from (for) one party
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ex post
from after
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ex post facto
after the fact
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expressio unius est excludio alterius
the express mention of one thing includes all others
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ex proprio motu
by (one's) own motion
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ex rel/ex relatione
(arising) out of the narration (of the relator)
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ex turpi causa non oritur actio
from a dishonorable cause an action does not arise
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eg/exemple gratia
for the sake of an example
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ex tunc
from then
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ex nunc
from now on
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extant
existing
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factum
deed
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facio ut facias
i do, that you may do
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favor contractus
favor of the contract
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felo de se
felon of himself
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ferae naturae
wild animals of nature
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fiat
let it be done
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fiat jusitia et pereat mundus
let there be justice, though the world perish
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fiat justitia ruat caelum
let justice be done through the heavens fall
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fieri facias
may you cause to be done
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fortis attachiamentum validior praesumptionem
strong attachment, the stronger presumption
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forum non conveniens
disagreeable forum
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fructus industriales
vegetation, like crops, that grows by human efforts
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fumus boni iuris
smoke of a good right
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functus officio
having performed his office
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generalia specialibus non derogant
the general does not detract from the specific
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gravamen
things weighing down
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guardian ad litem
guardian for the case
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habeas corpus
may you have the body
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hostis humani generis
enemy of the human race
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i.e./id est
that is
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ibid./ibidem
in the same place
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id./idem
the same
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ignorantia juris non excusat
ignorance of the law does not excuse
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imprimatur
let it be printed
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in absentia
in absence
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in articulo mortis
at the moment of death
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in camera
in the chamber
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in curia
in court
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in esse
in existence
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in extenso
in the extended
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in extremis
in the extreme
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in flagrante delicto
in blazing offense
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in forma pauperis
in the manner of a pauper
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in futuro
in the future
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in haec verba
in these words
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in limine
at the threshold
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in loco parentis
in the place of the parents
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in mitius
in the milder
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in omnibus
in all
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in pari delicto
in equal offense
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in pari materia
in the same matter
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in personam
in person
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in pleno
in full
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in prope persona
on one's own person
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in propria persona
in one's own proper person
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in re
in the matter (of)
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in rem
about a thing
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in situ
in position
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in solidum
for the whole
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in terrorem
in order to frighten
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in terrorem clause
clause "in order to frighten"
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in toto
in total
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indicia
indications
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infra
below or under
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innuendo
by nodding
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inter alia
among others
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inter arma enim silent leges
for among arms, the laws fall silent
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inter rusticos
among rustics
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inter se
between themselves
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inter vivos
between the living
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intra
within
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intra fauces terra
within the jaws of the land
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intra legem
within the law
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intra vires
within the power
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ipse dixit
he himself said it
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ipsissima verba
the very words
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ipso facto
by the fact itself
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iudex non calculat
the judge does not calculate
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jura novit curia
the court knows the law
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jurat
(he) swears
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juris et de jure
of law, and from law
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jus
law, right
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jus accrescendri
right of survivorship
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jus ad bellum
laws to war
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jus civile
civil law
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jus cogens
compelling law
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jus commune
common law
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jus gentium
law of nations
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jus in bello
law in war
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jus inter gentes
law between the peoples
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jus naturale
natural law
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jus primae noctis
right of the first night
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jus tertii
law of the third
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lacunae
void, gap
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leges humanae nascuntur; vivunt, moriuntur
the laws of man are born, live, and die
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lex communis
common law
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lex lata
the law born
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lex loci
the law of the place
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lex posterior derogat priori
later law removes the earlier
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lex retro non agit
law does not operate retroactively
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lex scripta
written law
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lex specialis derogat legi fenerali
specific law takes away from the general law
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liberum veto
free veto
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mare liberum
open sea
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mens ra
guilty mind
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modus operandi
manner of operation
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mora accipiendi
delay of creditor
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mora solvendi
delay of debtor
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mortis causa
caused by death
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mos pro lege
custom for law
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motion in limine
motion at the start
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mutatis mutandis
having changed (the things that) needed to be changed
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ne exeat
let him not exit
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ne bis in idem
not twice in the same
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negotorium gestio
management of estate
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nemo auditur propriam turpitudinem allegans
no one can be heard, who invokes his own guilt
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nemo dat quod non habet
no one gives what he does not have
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nemo debet esse iudex in propria
no one shall be a judge in his own case
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nemo judex in sua causa
no one shall be a judge in his own case
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nemo plus iuris ad alium transferre potest quam ipse habet
no one can transfer a greater right than he himself has
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nihil dicet
he says nothing
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nisi
unless
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nisi prius
unless first
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nolle prosequi
not to presecute
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nolo contendere
i do not wish to dispute/ no contest
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non adimpleti contractus
of a non-contracted contract
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non compos mentis
not in possession of (one's) mind
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non constat
it is not certain
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non est factum
it is not (my) deed
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non est inventus
he is not found
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non faciat malum, ut inde veniat bonum
not to do evil that good may come
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non lequet
it is not clear
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non obstante verdicto
notwithstanding the verdict
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novus actus interveniens
a new action coming between
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noscitur a sociis
it is known by friends
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nota bene/ n.b.
note well
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nudum pactum
naked promise
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nulla bona
no goods
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nulla poena sine lege
no penalty without a law
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nullum crimen, nulla peona sine praevia lege poenali
no crime, no punishment without a previous penal law
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nunc pro tunc
now for then
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obiter dictum
a thing said in passing
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pacta sunt servanda
agreements must be kept
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par delictum
equal fault
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parens patriae
parent of the nation
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pater familias
father of the family
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pendente lite
while the litigation is pending
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per capita
by head
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per contra
be that against
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per curiam
through the court
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per incuriam
by their neglect
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per minas
through threats
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per quod
by which
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per se
by itself
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per stirpes
by branch
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periculum in mora
danger in delay
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persona non grata
unwelcome person
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posse comitatus
power of the county
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post mortem
after death
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post mortem auctoris/ p.m.a.
after the author's death
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praetor peregrinus
magistrate of foreigners
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prima facie
at first face
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prior tempore potior iure
earlier in time, stronger in law
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prius quam exaudias ne iudices
before you hear, do not judge
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probatio vincit praesumptionem
proof overcomes presumption
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pro bono
for good
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pro bono publico
for the public good
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pro forma
as a matter of form
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pro hac vice
for this turn
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pro per/ propria persona
one's own person
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pro rata
from the rate
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pro se
from himself
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pro tanto
for so much
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pro tem/ pro tempore
for the time being
