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Latin Legal Terms

ab extra From outside ab initio From the beginning actus reus A guilty deed or act ad hoc For this purpose ad infinitum To infinity, without limit, forever alibi Elsewhere, at another place aliunde From elsewhere, from a different source ante Before bona fide Sincere, in good faith bona vacantia Vacant goods, i.e., goods without an owner cadit quaestio uestion falls, i.e., the matter admits of no further argument certiorari A write from a !igh "ourt to #ower "ourt

ceteris paribus $ther things being e%ual consensu &nanimously, by general consent consensus ad idem Agreement as to the same things contra To the contrary contra bonos mores "ontrary to good morals coram non judice Before one who is not a 'udge corpus Body corpus delicti The body of the offense custos morum A guardian of morals de bonis asportatis $f goods carried away de die in diem From day to day de facto (n fact de futuro (n the future de integro As regards the whole de jure )ightful, by right

de lege ferenda *hat the law ought to be +as opposed to what the law is, de lege lata *hat the law is +as opposed to what the law ought to be, de novo Starting afresh doli incapax (ncapable of crime dominium $wnership dubitante -oubting the correctness of the decision ei incumbit probatio qui The onus of proving the fact rests upon a man et cetera $ther things of that type ex cathedra *ith official authority ex concessis (n view of what has already been accepted ex facie $n the fact of it ex gratia $ut of .indness, voluntarily ex parte /roceeding brought by

one person in the absense of another ex post facto By reason of a subse%uent fact faciendum Something which is to be done factum An act, or a deed fructus naturales Vegetation which grows naturally without cultivation idem The same person or being id est (i.e) That is in camera (n private in delicto At fault indicia 0ar.s, signs in esse (n e1istence in extenso At full length in limine At the outset, on the threshold in loco parentis (n place of a parent

in omnibus (n every respect in pleno (n full in situ (n its place in solidum The whole. (n a situation where several co2obligants are bound 3in solidum3, each is liable in full payment or performance. The creditor may choose which of the obligants s4he will sue. Every person whose name appears on a bill, whether as acceptor or endorser, is liable in full payment of its contents. After payment, s4he may do diligence against the others for relief. Term 5in solidum5 is contrasted with term 5pro rata5. To be bound 5pro rata5 is in a 'oint obligation to not be bound for the whole but only for their share. inter alia Amongst other things interium Temporary6 in the meanwhile in terrorem As a warning or a deterrent

ipsissima verba The very words of a spea.er ipso facto By that very fact jus A right that is recognised in law jus naturale 7atural 'ustice locus in quo Scene of the event magnum opus A great wor. of literature mala fides Bad faith mens rea 8uilty state of mind mutatis mutandis Things being changed which are to be changed. E.g., a proprietor of an estate fues his lands, and the feu contracts all contain the same general clauses, the same obligations on the feuars and confer the same rights. (n such a case two of the feu charters are said to be the same mutatis mutandis, that is, they are the same, if +or when, the name of the disponee, the particular description of the lands feued, and other such2 li.e particulars which are peculiar to each, are changed.

nemo dat quod non habet 7o one can give a better title than he has nexus "onnection nisi &nless non compus mentis 7ot of sound mind and understanding non constat (t is not certain non est factum (t is not her4his deed non sequitur (t does not follow, i.e., an inconsistent statement onus probandi Burden of proof orse $therwise par delictum E%ual fault pari passu $n an e%ual footing per curiam (n the opinion of the court per minas By means of menaces or threats per quod By reason of which

post mortem After death prima facie $n the face of it prima impressionis $n first impression pro hac vice For this occasion pro rata /roportionally6 for a proportion. (n a situation where several debtors are each liable for her4his own share or proportion only, they are said to be bound 3pro rata3. Term 5pro rata5 is contrasted with 5in solidum5 2 where several debtors are each liable for the whole debt. An e1ample of both phrases may be found in the liabilty of partners6 each is liable 3in solidum3 for the debts of the partnership in relation to creditors, but each is liable only 3pro rata3 in relation to between themselves. pro tanto So far6 to that e1tent pro tempore For the time being publici juris $f public right quaere "onsider whether it is correct

quaeitur The %uestion is raised quantum !ow much6 an amount quid pro quo "onsideration6 something for something re (n the matter of... res 0atter, affair, thing, circumstance res gestae The thing done res nulis 7obody5s property sciens 9nowingly secus The legal position is different, it is otherwise stet -o not delete, let it stand sub modo *ithin limits sub nomine &nder the name of sub silentio (n silence suggestio falsi The suggestion of something which is untrue

sui generis &ni%ue suppressio veri The suppression of the truth talis qualis Such as it is uberrima fides 8ood faith uno flatu At the same moment, with one breath verbatim *ord by word, e1actly vice versa The other way around vide See volens *illing Bancus Communium Placitorum "ourt of "ommon /leas bona mobilia 0oveable property bona peritura /erishable goods bona vacantia &nclaimed property felo de se A suicide locum tenens A deputy

lex talionis The law of retaliation bona fiscalia /ublic property chartae libertatum "harters of liberties capias ad audiendum *rit ordering appearance in court capias ad respondendum *rit ordering the arrest of a person capias ad satisfaciendum *rit ordering satisfaction of an order dies juridicus A day on which the court is in session dies non juridicus A day on which the court is not in session alimenta 0eans of support +i.e., food, clothing, shelter, altercatio Forensic argumentation6 cross2e1amination de lunatico inquiriendo A writ to in%uire into the insanity of a person ambigendi locus )oom for doubt

amicus curiae Friend of the court +i.e., impartial spo.esperson, bona fides -ocuments proving identity +or 5good faith5, custos 8uardian fieri facias writ authori:ing e1ecution of a 'udgment

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