A mensa et thoro - From bed and board.

A vinculo matrimonii - From the bond of matrimony.

Ab extra - From outside.
Ab initio - From the beginning.
Absoluta sententia expositore non indiget - An absolute judgment needs no expositor.
Abundans cautela non nocet - Abundant caution does no harm.
Accessorium non ducit sed sequitur suum principale - An accessory does not draw, but
follows its principal.
Accessorius sequitur - One who is an accessory to the crime cannot be guilty of a more
serious crime than the principal offender.
Acta exteriora iudicant interiora secreta - Outward acts indicate the inward intent.
Actio non accrevit infra sex annos - he action has not accrued within six years.
Actio non datur non damnificato - An action is not given to one who is not injured.
Actio personalis moritur cum persona - A personal action dies with the person.
Actiones legis - !aw suits.
Actori incumbit onus probandi - he burden of proof lies on the plaintiff.
Actus nemini facit injuriam - he act of the law does no one wrong.
Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea - he act does not ma"e one guilty unless there be
a criminal intent.
Actus reus - A guilty deed or act.
Ad ea quae frequentius acciduunt jura adaptantur - he laws are adapted to those cases
which occur more frequently.
Ad hoc - For this purpose.
Ad infinitum - Forever, without limit, to infinity.
Ad perpetuam rei memoriam - For a perpetual memorial of the matter.
Ad quaestionem facti non respondent judices# ad quaestionem legis non respondent
juratores - he judges do not answer to a question of fact# the jury do not answer to a
question of !aw.
Aedificare in tuo proprio solo non licet quod alteri noceat - $t is not lawful to build on
one%s own land what may be injurious to another.
Aequitas legem sequitur - &quity follows the law.
Aequitas nunquam contravenit legem - &quity never contradicts the law.
Alibi - At another place, elsewhere.
Alienatio rei praefertur juri accrescendi - Alienation is preferred by law rather than
accumulation.
Aliunde - From elsewhere, or, from a different source
Allegans contraria non est audiendus - One ma"ing contradictory statements is not to be
heard.
Allegans suam turpitudinem non est audiendus - One alleging his own infamy is not to be
heard.
Allegatio contra factum non est admittenda - An allegation contrary to a deed is not to be
heard.
Ambiguitas contra stipulatorem est - An ambiguity is most strongly construed against the
party using it.
Ambiguitas verborum patens nulla verificatione excluditur - A patent ambiguity is never
helped by averment.
Amicus curiae - A friend of the 'ourt.
Angliae jura in omni casu libertati dant favorem - he laws of &ngland are favorable in
every case to liberty.
Animo furandi - (ith an intention of stealing.
Animo testandi - (ith an intention of ma"ing a will.
Annus luctus - he year of mourning.
Ante - )efore.
Aqua currit et debet currere, ut currere solebat - (ater runs and ought to run.
Arbitrium est judicium - An award is a judgment.
Arbor dum crescit# lignum cum crescere nescit - A tree while it grows, wood when it
cannot grow.
Argumentum ab auctoritate fortissimum est in lege - An argument drawn from authority
is the strongest in law.
Argumentum ab impossibilii plurimum valet in lege - An argument from impossibility is
very strong in law.
Argumentum ad hominem - An argument directed a the person.
Argumentum ad ignoratiam - An argument based upon ignorance *i.e. of one%s adversary+.
Arma in armatos sumere jura sinunt - he laws permit the ta"ing up of arms against the
armed.
Assentio mentium - he meeting of minds, i.e. mutual assent.
Assignatus utitur jure auctoris - An assignee is clothed with rights of his assignor.
Audi alteram partem - ,ear the other side.
Aula regis - he -ing%s 'ourt.
)enignior sententia in verbis generalibus seu dubiis est preferenda - he more favorable
construction is to be placed on general or doubtful words.
)is dat qui cito dat - ,e gives *pays+ twice who pays promptly.
)ona fide - .incere, in good faith
)ona vacantia - /oods without an owner
)oni judicis est ampliare jurisdictionem - $t is the part of a good judge to enlarge his
jurisdiction, i.e. remedial authority.
)oni judicis est judicium sine dilatione mandare executioni - $t is the duty of a good
judge to cause execution to issue on a judgment without delay.
)oni judicis lites dirimere est - $t is the duty of a good judge to prevent litigation.
)onus judex secundum aequum et bonum judicat et aequitatem stricto juri praefert - A
good judge decides according to justice and right and prefers equity to strict law.
)reve judiciale non cadit pro defectu formae - A judicial writing does not fail through
defect of form.
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'adit quaestio - he matter admits of no further argument.
'assetur billa *breve+ - !et the writ be quashed.
'asus fortuitus non est spectandus# et nemo tenetur divinare - A fortuitous event is not to
be foreseen and no person is bound to divine it.
'atalla reputantur inter minima in lege - 'hattels are considered in law among the minor
things.
'ausa proxima, non remota spectatur - he immediate, and not the remote cause is to be
considered.
'aveat emptor - !et the purchaser beware.
'aveat venditor - !et the seller beware.
'epi corpus et est languidum - $ have ta"en the body and the prisoner is sic".
'epi corpus et paratum habeo - $ have ta"en the body and have it ready.
'eteris paribus - Other things being equal.
'onsensu - 0nanimously or, by general consent.
'onsensus ad idem - Agreement as to the same things.
'onsuetudo loci observanda est - he custom of the place is to be observed.
'ontemporanea expositio est optima et fortissima in lege - A contemporaneous exposition
is best and most powerful in law.
'ontra - o the contrary.
'ontra bonos mores - Against good morals.
'ontra non valentem agere nulla currit praescriptio - 1o prescription runs against a
person not able to act.
'ontractus est quasi actus contra actum - A contract is an act as it were against an act.
'onventio et modus vincunt legem - A contract and agreement overcome the law.
'onventio privatorum non potest publico juri derogare - An agreement of private persons
cannot derogate from public right.
'oram 2omino 3ege - $n the presence of our !ord the -ing.
'oram non judice - )efore one who is not a judge.
'orpus - )ody.
'orpus delicti - he body, i.e. the gist of crime.
'orpus humanum non recipit aestimationem - A human body is not susceptible of
appraisement.
'rescente malitia crescere debet et poena - 4ice increasing, punishment ought also to
increase.
'rimen omnia ex se nata vitiat - 'rime vitiates every thing, which springs from it.
'rimen trahit personam - he crime carries the person.
'ujus est dare, ejus est disponere - ,e who has a right to give has the right to dispose of
the gift.
'ujus est solum, ejus est usque ad coelam# et ad inferos - ,e who owns the soil owns it
up to the s"y# and to its depth.
'um duo inter se pugnantia reperiuntur in testamentis ultimum ratum est - (hen two
things repugnant to each other are found in a will, the last is to be confirmed.
'ursus curiae est lex curiae - he practice of the court is the law of the court.
'ustos morum - A guardian of morals.
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2amnum sine injuria - damage without legal injury.
2e bonis asportatis - Of goods carried away.
2e bonis non administratis - Of goods not administered.
2e die in diem - From day to day.
2e facto - $n fact.
2e futuro - $n the future.
2e integro - As regards the whole.
2e jure - 3ightful, by right.
2e minimis lex non curat - he law does not notice trifling matters.
2e novo - .tarting afresh.
2ebile fundamentum fallit opus - (here there is a wea" foundation, the wor" fails.
2ebita sequuntur personam debitoria - 2ebts follow the person of the debtor.
2ebitor non praesumitur donare - A debtor is not presumed to ma"e a gift.
2ebitum et contractus sunt nullius loci - 2ebt and contract are of no particular place.
2ebitum in praesenti, solvendum in futuro - A present debt is to be discharged in the
future.
2elegata potestas non potest delegari - A delegated authority cannot be again delegated.
2erivativa potestas non potest esse major primitiva - he power which is derived cannot
be greater than that from which it is derived.
2eus solus haeredem facere potest, non homo - /od alone, not man, can ma"e an heir.
2ies 2ominicus non est juridicus - .unday is not a day in law.
2iscretio est discernere per legem quid sit justum - 2iscretion is to discern through law
what is just.
2oli incapax - $ncapable of crime.
2ominium - Ownership.
2omus sua cuique est tutissimum refugium - &very man s house is his safest refuge.
2ona clandestina sunt semper suspiciosa - 'landestine gifts are always suspicious.
2ormiunt leges aliquando, nunquam moriuntur - he laws sometimes sleep, but never
die.
2oti lex favet# praemium pudoris est# ideo parcatur - he law favors dower# it is the
reward of chastity, therefore let it be preserved.
2ubitante - 2oubting the correctness of the decision.
2uo non possunt in solido unam rem possidere - wo cannot possess one thing each in
entirety.
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&i incumbit probatio qui - he onus of proving a fact rests upon the man.
&i incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat - he burden of the proof lies upon him who
affirms, not he who denies.
&rror, qui non resistitur approbatur - An error not resisted is approved.
&t cetera - Other things of that type.
&x cathedra - (ith official authority.
&x concessis - $n view of what has already been accepted5
&x dolo malo actio non oritur - A right of action cannot arise out of fraud.
&x facie - On the fact of it.
&x gratia - Out of "indness, voluntary.
&x nihilo nil fit - From nothing nothing comes.
&x nudo pacto actio non oritur - 1o action arises on a contract without a consideration.
&x parte - 6roceeding brought by one person in the absence of another.
&x post facto - )y reason of a subsequent act.
&x praecedentibus et consequentibus optima fit interpretatio - he best interpretation is
made from things preceding and following.
&x turpi causa non oritur actio - 1o action arises on an immoral contract.
&xceptio probat regulam - An exception proves the rule.
&xecutio est executio juris secundum judicium - &xecution is the fulfillment of the law in
accordance with the judgment.
&xecutio est finis et fructus legis - An execution is the end and the fruit of the law.
&xecutio legis non habet injuriam - &xecution of the law does no injury.
&xtra legem positus est civiliter mortuus - One out of the pale of the law *i.e. an outlaw+
is civilly dead.
F
Faciendum - .omething which is to be done.
Factum - An act or deed.
Facultas probationum non est angustanda - he right of offering proof is not to be
narrowed.
Falsa demonstratio non nocet - A false description does not vitiate.
Fatetur facinus qui judicium fugit - ,e who flees judgment confesses his guilt.
Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas - ,appy is he who has been able to understand
the causes of things.
Felonia implicatur in qualibet proditione - Felony is implied in every treason.
Festinatio justitiae est noverca infortunii - he hurrying of justice is the stepmother of
misfortune.
Fictio cedit veritati# fictio juris non est, ubi veritas - Fiction yields to truth. (here truth
is, fiction of law does not exist.
Fides servanda est - /ood faith is to be preserved.
Fieri facias *abreviated fi. fa.+ - hat you cause to be made.
Filiatio non potest probari - Filiation cannot be proved.
Firmior et potentior est operatio legis quam dispositio hominis - he operation of law is
firmer and more powerful than the will of man.
Forma legalis forma essentialis est - !egal form is essential form.
Fortior est custodia legis quam hominis - he custody of the law is stronger than that of
man.
Fractionem diei non recipit lex - he law does not regard a fraction of a day.
Fraus est celare fraudem - $t is a fraud to conceal a fraud.
Fraus est odiosa et non praesumenda - Fraud is odious and is not to be presumed.
Fraus et jus nunquam cohabitant - Fraud and justice never dwell together.
Fructus naturales - 4egetation which grows naturally without cultivation.
Frustra probatur quod probatum non relevat - hat is proved in vain which when proved
is not relevant.
Furor contrahi matrimonium non sinit, quia consensus opus est - $nsanity prevents
marriage from being contracted because consent is needed.
/
/enerale nihil certum implicat - A general expression implies nothing certain.
/eneralia praecedunt, specialia sequuntur - hings general precede, things special follow.
/eneralia specialibus non derogant - hings general do not derogate from things special.
/eneralis regula generaliter est intelligenda - A general rule is to be generally understood.
/ravius est divinam quam temporalem laedere majestatem - $t is more serious to hurt
divine than temporal majesty.
,
,abeas corpus - hat you have the body.
,abemus optimum testem confitentem reum - (e have the best witness, a confessing
defendant.
,aeredem est nomen collectum - ,eir is a collective name.
,aeres est nomen juris, filius est nomen naturae - ,eir is a term of law, son, one of
nature.
,aeres legitimus est quem nuptiae demonstrant - ,e is the lawful heir whom the marriage
indicates.
,omo vocabulum est naturae# persona juris civilis - 7an is a term of nature, person of
the civil law.
$
$d est *i.e+ - hat is.
$d quod commune est, nostrum esse dicitur - hat which is common is said to be ours.
$dem - he same person or thing.
$dem nihil dicere et insufficienter dicere est - $t is the same to say nothing as not to say
enough.
$gnorantia facti excusat, ignorantia juris non excusat - $gnorance of fact excuses,
ignorance of law does not excuse.
$mperium in imperio - A sovereignty within a sovereignty.
$mpotentia excusat legem - $mpossibility is an excuse in the law.
$mpunitas semper ad deteriora invitat - $mpunity always leads to greater crimes.
$n aequali jure melior est conditio possidentis - (hen the parties have equal rights, the
condition of the possessor is better.
$n alta proditione nullus potest esse acessorius# sed principalis solum modo - $n high
treason no one can be an accessory# but a principal only.
$n Anglia non est interregnum - $n &ngland there is no interregnum.
$n camera - $n private.
$n casu extremae necessitatis omnia sunt communia - $n a case of extreme necessity
everything is common.
$n criminalibus probationes debent esse luce clariores - $n criminal cases the proofs ought
to be cleared than the light.
$n curia domini regis, ipse in propria persona jura discernit - $n the -ing s 'ourt, the
-ing himself in his own person dispenses justice.
$n delicto - At fault.
$n esse - $n existence.
$n extenso - At full length.
$n fictione legis aequitas existit - A legal fiction is consistent with equity.
$n foro conscientiae - $n the forum of conscience.
$n futoro - $n the future.
$n jure non remota causa sed proxima spectatur - $n law not the remote but the proximate
cause is loo"ed at.
$n limine - At the outset, on the threshold.
$n loco parentis - $n place of the parent.
$n mortua manu - $n a dead hand.
$n novo casu novum remedium apponendum est - $n a new case a new remedy is to be
applied.
$n omni re nascitur res quae ipsam rem exterminat - $n everything is born that which
destroys the thing itself.
$n omnibus - $n every respect.
$n pari delicto potior est conditio possidentis - (hen the parties are equally in the wrong
the condition of the possessor is better.
$n personam - Against the person.
$n pleno - $n full.
$n quo quis delinquit in eo de jure est puniendus - $n whatever thing one offends in that
he is to be punished according to law.
$n re dubia magis inficiatio quam affirmatio intelligenda - $n a doubtful matter the
negative is to be understood rather than the affirmative.
$n republica maxime conservanda sunt jura belli - $n a .tate the laws of war are to be
especially observed.
$n situ - $n its place.
$n terrorem - As a warning or deterrent.
$n testamentis plenius testatoris intentionem scrutamur - $n wills we see" diligently the
intention of the testator.
$n traditionibus scriptorum non quod dictum est, sed quod gestum est, inspicitur - $n the
delivery of writings *deeds+, not what is said but what is done is to be considered.
$n verbis, non verba sed res et ratio quaerenda est - $n words, not words, but the thing and
the meaning are to be inquired into.
$ndicia - 7ar"s, signs.
$njuria non excusat injuriam - A wrong does not excuse a wrong.
$ntentio inservire debet legibus, non leges intentioni - $ntention ought to be subservient to
the laws, not the laws to the intention.
$nter alia - Amongst other things.
$nterest reipublicae res judicatas non rescindi - $t is in the interest of the .tate that things
adjudged be not rescinded.
$nterest reipublicae suprema hominum testamenta rata haberi - $t is in the interest of the
.tate that men s last wills be sustained.
$nterest reipublicae ut quilibet re sua bene utatur - $t is in the interest of the .tate that
every one use properly his own property.
$nterest reipublicase ut sit finis litium - $t is in the interest of the .tate that there be an end
to litigation.
$nterim - emporary, in the meanwhile.
$nterpretare et concordare leges legibus est optimus interpretandi modus - o interpret
and harmoni8e laws is the best method of interpretation.
$nterpretatio fienda est ut res magis valeat quam pereat - .uch a construction is to be
made that the thing may have effect rather than it should fail.
$nterruptio multiplex non tollit praescriptionem semel obtentam - 3epeated interruption
does not defeat a prescription once obtained.
$nvito beneficium non datur - A benefit is not conferred upon one against his consent.
$psissima verba - he very words of a spea"er.
$pso facto - )y that very fact.
$ra furor brevis est - Anger is brief insanity.
$ter arma leges silent - $n war the laws are silent.
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9udex est lex loquens - A judge is the law spea"ing.
9udex non potest esse testis in propira causa - A judge cannot be witness in his own cause.
9udex non potest injuriam sibi datam punire - A judge cannon punish a wrong done to
himself.
9udex non reddit plus quam quod petens ipse requirit - A judge does not give more than
the plaintiff himself demands.
9udiciis posterioribus fides est adhibenda - Faith must be given to later decisions.
9udicis est judicare secundum allegata et probata - $t is the duty of a judge to decide
according to the allegations and the proofs.
9udicium non debet esse illusorium, suum effectum habere debet - A judgment ought not
to be illusory# it ought to have its proper effect.
9uduces non tenentur exprimere causam sententiae suae - 9udges are not bound to explain
the reason of their judgment.
9ura naturae sunt immutabilia - he laws of nature are immutable.
9ura publica anteferenda privatis juribus - 6ublic rights are to be preferred to private
rights.
9uramentum est indivisibile et non est admittendum in parte verum et in parte falsum - An
oath is indivisible and it is not to be held partly true and partly false.
9urare est 2eum in testem vocare, et est actus divini cultus - o swear is to call /od to
witness and is an act of divine worship.
9us - A right that is recognised in law.
9us accrescendi praefertur oneribus - he right of survivorship is preferred to
incumbrances.
9us ad rem# jus in re - A right to a thing# a right in a thing.
9us dicere, non jus dare - o declare the law, not to ma"e the law.
9us est norma recti# et quicquid est contra normam recti est injuria - he law is a rule of
right# and whatever is contrary to a rule of right is an injury.
9us naturale - 1atural justice.
9us naturale est quod apud omnes homines eandem habet potentiam - 1atural right is that
which has the same force among all men.
9us scriptum aut non scriptum - he written law or the unwritten law.
9usjurandum inter alios factum nec nocere nec prodesse debet - An oath made between
third parties ought neither to hurt nor profit.
9ustitia est duplec# severe puniens et vere praeveniens - 9ustice is two-fold# severely
punishing and in reality prohibiting *offences+.
9ustitia firmatur solium - he throne is established by justice.
9ustitia nemini neganda est - 9ustice is to be denied to no one.
!
!eges posteriores priores contrarias abrogant - .ubsequent laws repeal prior conflicting
ones.
!egibus sumptis desinentibus legibus naturae utendum est - (hen laws imposed by the
.tate fail, we must use the laws of nature.
!ex aliquando sequitur aequitatem - he law sometimes follows equity.
!ex citius tolerare vult privatum damnum quam publicum malum - he law would rather
tolerate a private injury than a public evil.
!ex dabit remedium - he law will give a remedy.
!ex dilationes abhorret - he law abhors delays.
!ex est judicum tutissimus ductor - he law is the safest guide for judges.
!ex est sanctio sancta jubens honesta et prohibens contraria - he law is a sacred
sanction, commanding what is right and prohibiting the contrary.
!ex indendit vicinum vicini facta scire - he law presumes that one neighbor "nows the
acts of another.
!ex necessitatis est lex temporis i.e. instantis - he law of necessity is the law of time,
that is time present.
!ex neminem cogit ad vana seu impossiblia - he law compels no one to do vain or
impossible things.
!ex nil frustra facit - he law does nothing in vain.
!ex non a rege est violanda - he law must not be violated even by the -ing.
!ex non deficere potest in justitia exhibenda - he law cannot fail in dispensing justice.
!ex non novit patrem, nec matrem# solam veritatem - he law does not "now neither
father nor mother, only the truth.
!ex non oritur ex injuria - he law does not arise from a mere injury.
!ex non requirit verificari quod apparet curiae - he law does not require that to be
proved which is apparent to the 'ourt.
!ex non favet delicatorum votis - he law does not favor the wishes of the dainty.
!ex plus laudatur quando ratione probatur - he law is the more praised when it is
supported by reason.
!ex prospicit not respicit - he law loo"s forwared, not bac"ward.
!ex punit mendaciam - he law punishes falsehood.
!ex rejicit superflua, pugnatia, incongrua - he law rejects superfluous, contradictory and
incongruous things.
!ex spectat naturae ordinem - he law regards the order of nature.
!ex succurrit ignoranti - he law succors the ignorant.
!ex tutissima cassis, sub clypeo legis nemo decipitur - !aw is the safest helmet# under the
shield of the law no one is deceived.
!ex uno ore omnes alloquitur - he law spea"s to all through one mouth.
!onga possessio est pacis jus - !ong possession is the law of peace.
!onga possessio parit jus possidendi et tollit actionem vero domino - !ong possession
produces the right of possession and ta"es away from the true owner his action.
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7agister rerum usus# magistra rerum experientia - 0se is the master of things# experience
is the mistress of things.
7ajor continet in se minus - he greater contains the less.
7ajus est delictum se ipsum occidere quam alium - $t is a greater crime to "ill one s self
than another.
7ala fide - $n bad faith.
7ala grammatica non vitiat chartam - )ad grammar does not vitiate a deed.
7ala in se - )ad in themselves.
7ala prohibita - 'rimes prohibited.
7alitia supplet aesatem - 7alice supplies age.
7alo animo - (ith evil intent.
7andamus - (e command.
7aximus magister erroris populus est - he people are the greatest master of error.
7elior est conditio possidentis, ubi neuter jus habet - )etter is the condition of the
possessor where neither of the two has the right.
7elior testatoris in testamentis spectanda est - $n wills the intention of a testator is to be
regarded.
7eliorem conditionem suam facere potest minor deteriorem nequaquam - A minor can
ma"e his position better, never worse.
7ens rea - /uilty state of mind.
7entiri est contra mentem ire - o lie is to act against the mind.
7erito beneficium legis amittit, qui legem ipsam subvertere intendit - ,e justly loses the
benefit of the law who see"s to infringe the law.
7inatur innocentibus qui parcit nocentibus - ,e threatens the innocent who spares the
guilty.
7isera est servitus, ubi jus est vagum aut incertum - $t is a miserable slavery where the
law is vague or uncertain.
7ors dicitur ultimum supplicium - 2eath is called the extreme penalty.
7uilta exercitatione facilius quam regulis percipies - :ou will perceive many things more
easily by experience than by rules.
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1am nemo haeres viventis - For no one is an heir of a living person.
1aturae vis maxima est - he force of nature is the greatest.
1ecessitas inducit privilegium quoad jura privata - (ith respect to private rights
necessity induces privilege.
1ecessitas non habet legem - 1ecessity has no law.
1ecessitas publica est major quam privata - 6ublic necessity is greater than private
necessity.
1egligentia semper habet infortuniam comitem - 1egligence always has misfortune for a
companion.
1emo admittendus est inhabilitare se ipsum - 1o one is allowed to incapacitate himself.
1emo bis punitur pro eodem delicto - 1o one can be twice punished for the same offence.
1emo cogitur suam rem vendere, etiam justo pretio - 1o one is bound to sell his own
property, even for a just price.
1emo contra factum suum venire potest - 1o man can contradict his own deed.
1emo debet esse judex in propria causa - 1o one can be judge in his own case.
1emo plus juris transferre ad alium potest quam ipse habet - 1o one can transfer to
another a larger right than he himself has.
1emo potest contra recordum verificare per patriam - 1o one can verify by the country,
that is, through a jury, against the record.
1emo potest esse tenens et dominus - 1o one can at the same time be a tenant and a
landlord *of the same tenement+.
1emo potest facere per alium, quod per se non potest - 1o one can do through another
what he cannot do himself.
1emo potest mutare consilium suum in alterius injuriam - 1o one can change his purpose
to the injury of another.
1emo praesumitur esse immemor suae aeternae salutis et maxime in articulo mortis - 1o
one is presumed to be forgetful of his eternal welfare, and particularly in the hour of
death.
1emo prohibetur pluribus defensionibus uti - 1o one is forbidden to ma"e use of several
defences.
1emo punitur pro alieno delicto - 1o one is punished for the crime of another.
1emo se accusare debet, nisi coram 2eo - 1o one should accuse himself except in the
presence of /od.
1emo tenetur accusare se ipsum nisi coram 2eo - 1o one is bound to accuse himself
except in the presence of /od.
1emo tenetur armare adversarium contra se - 1o one is bound to arm his adversary
against himself.
1exus - 'onnection
1ihil quod est inconveniens est licitum - 1othing inconvenient is lawful.
1il facit error nominis cum de corpore constat - An error of name ma"es not difference
when it appears from the body of the instrument.
1isi - 0nless
1on compus mentis - 1ot of sound mind and understanding
1on constat - $t is not certain
1on decipitur qui scit se decipi - ,e is not deceived who "nows that he is deceived.
1on definitur in jure quid sit conatus - (hat an attempt is, is not defined in law.
1on est arctius vinculum inter homines quam jusjurandum - here is no stronger lin"
among men than an oath.
1on est factum - $t is not his deed
1on est informatus - ,e is not informed.
1on facias malum ut inde veniat bonum - :ou shall not do evil that good may come of it.
1on jus, sed seisina, facit stipitem - 1ot right, but seisin ma"es a stoc" *from which the
inheritance must descend+.
1on refert quid notum sit judici si notum non sit in forma judicii - $t matters not what is
"nown to the judge if it is not "nown judicially.
1on sequitur - An inconsistent statement, it does not follow
1ullus commodum capere potest ex sua injuria propria - 1o one can derive an advantage
from his own wrong.
1ullus recedat e curia cancellaria sine remedio - 1o one should depart from a 'ourt of
'hancery without a remedy.
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Omne sacramentum debet esse de certa scientia - &very oath ought to be of certain
"nowledge.
Omnia delicta in aperto leviora sunt - All crimes *committed+ in the open are *considered+
lighter.
Omnia praesumuntur contra spoliatorem - All things are presumed against a wrongdoer.
Omnis innovatio plus novitate perturbat quam utilitate prodeat - &very innovation
disturbs more by its novelty than it benefits by its utility.
Optima legum interpres est consuetudo - he best interpreter of laws is custom.
Optimus interpres rerum est usus - he best interpreter of things is usage.
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6acta privata juri publico non derogare possunt - 6rivate contracts cannot derogate from
public law.
6ar delictum - &qual fault.
6ari passu - On an equal footing.
6artus sequitur ventrem - he offspring follows the mother.
6ater est quem nuptiae demonstrant - he father is he whom the marriage points out.
6eccata contra naturam sunt gravissima - (rongs against nature are the most serious.
6endente lite nihil innovetur - 2uring litigation nothing should be changed.
6er curiam - $n the opinion of the court.
6er minas - )y means of menaces or threats.
6er quod - )y reason of which.
6ost mortem - After death.
6rima facie - On the face of it.
6rima impressionis - On first impression.
6ro hac vice - For this occasion.
6ro rata - $n proportion.
6ro tanto - .o far, to that extent.
6ro tempore - For the time being.
6ublici juris - Of public right.
;uaeitur - he question is raised.
;uantum - ,ow much, an amount.
;ui facit per alium, facit per se - ,e who acts through another acts himself.
;ui haeret in litera, haeret in cortice - ,e who stices to the letter, stic"s to the bar".
;ui in utero est, pro jam nato habetur, quoties de ejus commodo quaeritur - ,e who is in
the womb is considered as already born as far as his benefit is considered.
;ui non habet potestatem alienandi, habet necessitatem retinendi - ,e who has not the
power of alienating is under the necessity of retaining.
;ui non habet, ille non dat - ,e who has not, does not give.
;ui non improbat, approbat - ,e who does not disapprove, approves.
;ui non obstat quod obstare potest facere videtur - ,e who does not prevent what he is
able to prevent, is considered as committing the thing.
;ui non prohibet quod prohibere potest assentire videtur - ,e who does not prohibit
when he is able to prohibit, is in fault.
;ui peccat ebrius, luat sobrius - ,e who does wrong when drun" must be punished when
sober.
;ui potest et debet vetare et non vetat jubet - ,e who is able and ought to forbit and does
not, commands.
;ui prior est tempore potior est jure - ,e who is prior in time is stronger in right.
;ui sentit commodum, debet et sentire onus - ,e who derives a benefit ought also to bear
a burden.
;ui tacet consentire videtur - ,e who is silent appears to consent.
;uid pro quo - 'onsideration. something for something.
;uidcquid plantatur solo, solo cedit - (hatever is planted in or affixed to the soil,
belongs to the soil.
;uod ab initio non valet, in tractu temporis non convalescit - (hat is not valid in the
beginning does not become valid by time.
;uod constat curiae opere testium non indiget - (hat appears to the 'ourt needs not the
help of witnesses.
;uod necessarie intelligitur, id non deest - (hat is necessarily understood is not wanting.
;uod necessitas cogit, defendit - (hat necessity forces it justifies.
;uod non apparet, non est - (hat does not appear, is not.
;uod non habet principium non habet finem - (hat has no beginning has no end.
;uod per me non possum, nec per alium - (hat $ cannot do through myself, $ cannot do
through another.
;uod prius est verius est# et quod prius est tempore potius est jure - (hat is first is more
true# and what is prior in time is stronger in law.
;uod vanum et inutile est, lex non requirit - he law does not require what is vain and
useless.
;uoties in verbis nulla est ambiguitas, ibi nulla expositio contra verba expressa fienda est
- (hen there is no ambiguity in words, then no exposition contrary to the expressed
words is to be made.
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3atio est legis anima, mutata legis ratione mutatur et lex - 3eason is the soul of the law#
when the reason of the law changes the law also is changed.
3e - $n the matter of.
3eprobata pecunia leberat solventem - 7oney refused releases the debtor.
3es - 7atter, affair, thing, circumstance.
3es gestae - hings done.
3es integra - A matter untouched *by decision+.
3es inter alios acta alteri nocere non debet - hings done between strangers ought not to
affect a third person, who is a stranger to the transaction.
3es judicata accipitur pro veritate - A thing adjudged is accepted for the truth.
3es nulis - 1obody s property.
3espondeat superior - !et the principal answer.
3ex est major singulis, minor universis - he -ing is greater than individuals, less than
all the people.
3ex non debet judicare sed secundum legem - he -ing ought not to judge but according
to the law.
3ex non potest peccare - he -ing can do no wrong.
3ex nunquma moritur - he -ing never dies.
3ex quod injustum est facere non potest - he -ing cannot do what is unjust.
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.alus populi est suprema lex - he safety of the people is the supreme law.
.ciens - -nowingly.
.cienter - -nowingly.
.cire facias - hat you cause to "now.
.cribere est agere - o write is to act.
.e defendendo - $n self defence.
.ecus - he legal position is different, it is otherwise.
.emper praesumitur pro legitimatione puerorum - &verything is presumed in favor of the
legitimacy of children.
.emper pro matriomonio praesumitur - $t is always presumed in favor of marriage.
.ententia interlocutoria revocari potest, definitiva non potest - An interlocutory order can
be revo"ed, a final order cannot be.
.ervitia personalia sequuntur personam - 6ersonal services follow the person.
.ic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas - .o use your own as not to injure another s property.
.implex commendatio non obligat - A simple recommendation does not bind.
.tare decisis - o stand by decisions *precedents+.
.tet - 2o not delete, let it stand.
.ub modo - (ithin limits.
.ub nomine - 0nder the name of.
.ub silentio - $n silence.
.ublata causa, tollitur effectus - he cause being removed, the effect ceases.
.ublato fundamento, cadit opus - he foundation being removed, the structure falls.
.ubsequens matrimonium tollit peccatum praecedens - A subsequent marriage removes
the preceding wrong.
.uggestio falsi - he suggestion of something which is untrue.
.ui generis - 0nique.
.umma ratio est quae pro religione facit - he highest reason is that which ma"es for
religion, i.e. religion dictates.
.uppressio veri - he suppression of the truth.
.uppressio veri expressio falsi - A suppression of truth is equivalent to an expression of
falsehood.

alis qualis - .uch as it is.

erra firma - .olid ground.
estamenta latissimam interpretationem habere debent - estaments ought to have the
broadest interpretation.
raditio loqui chartam facit - 2elivery ma"es a deed spea".
ransit terra cum onere - he land passes with its burden.
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0bi eadem ratio ibi idem jus, et de similibus idem est judicium - (hen there is the same
reason, then the law is the same, and the same judgment should be rendered as to similar
things.
0bi jus ibi remedium est - (here there is a right there is a remedy.
0bi non est principalis, non potest esse accessorius - (here there is no principal, there
can be no accessory.
0bi nullum matrimonium, ibi nulla dos es - (here there is no marriage, there is no
dower.
0ltima voluntas testatoris est perimplenda secundum veram intentionem suam - he last
will of a testator is to be fulfilled according to his true intentio.
0t poena ad paucos, metus ad omnes, perveniat - hat punishment may come to a few,
the fear of it should affect all.
0tile per inutile non vitiatur - (hat is useful is not vitiated by the useless.
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4erba chartarum fortius accipiuntur contra preferentem - he words of deeds are accepted
more strongly against the person offering them.
4erba debent intelligi cum effectu - (ords ought to be understood with effect.
4erba intentioni, non e contra, debent inservire - (ords ought to serve the intention, not
the reverse.
4erbatim - (ord by word, exactly.
4i et armis - (ith the force and arms.
4ia antiqua via est tuta - he old way is the safe way.
4ice versa - he other way around.
4ide - .ee.
4igilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt - he laws serve the vigilant, not those
who sleep.
4ir et uxor consentur in lege una persona - A husband and wife are regarded in law as one
person.
4isitationem commendamus - (e recommend a visitation.
4olens - (illing.
4olenti non fit injuria - An injury is not done to one consenting to it.
4oluntas in delictis non exitus spectatur - $n offences the intent and not the result is
loo"ed at.
4oluntas reputatur pro facto - he will is ta"en for the deed.