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UVU LEGL 3890 Latin
NALA Latin legal vocabulary list
Question | Answer |
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a fortiori | with stronger reason |
a priori | from what goes before; from the cause to the effect |
ab initio | from the beginning |
actiones in personam | personal actions |
ad curiam | before the court, to the court |
ad damnum clause | to the damage, clause of complaint which states plaintiff's monetary loss |
ad faciendum | to do |
ad hoc | for this purpose, for this occasion |
ad litem | for the suit; for the litigation |
ad rem | to the thing at hand |
ad valorem | according to the value |
adversus | against |
aggregatio menium | meeting of minds (relates to formation of contracts) |
alias dictus | otherwise called, also known as (as in an assumed name) |
alibi | in another place, elsewhere |
aliunde | from another place, from without (as in evidence outside the document) |
alter ego | the other self |
amicus curiae | friend of the court |
animo | with intention, disposition, design, will |
ante litem motam | before suit brought, before litigation is filed |
arguendo | in the course of the argument, for the sake of argument |
assumpsit | he undertook, he promised |
bona fide | good faith |
capias | take, arrest |
capita | persons, heads |
causa mortis | by reason of death |
caveat | beware, a warning |
caveat emptor | let the buyer beware |
certiorari | send the pleadings up |
cestui | beneficiaries (pronounced "setty") |
cestui que trust | beneficiaries of the trust |
circa | in the area of, about, concerning |
compos mentis | of sound mind |
consortium | union of lots or chances; conjugal fellowship of husband and wife |
contra | against |
coram nobis | before us ourselves |
corpus | body |
corpus delicti | body of the offense; essence of the crime |
cum testamento annexo | with the will annexed |
datum (pl. data) | 1. a thing given; information; 2. a date |
de facto | in fact, in deed, actually |
de jure | of right, lawful |
de novo | anew, afresh |
de son tort | of his own wrong |
dies non | not a day |
duces tecum | bring with you (as in subpoenaed person must appear and bring records) |
dum bene se gesserit | while he shall conduct himself, during good behavior |
e converso | conversely, on the other hand |
en banc | in the bench, all judges present |
eo instanti | upon the instant |
erratum (pl. errata) | error |
et alii | and others |
et sequentia | and as follows |
et ux | and wife |
et vir | and husband |
ex delicto | (arising) from a tort |
ex gratia | as a matter of favor |
ex officio | from office, by virtue of his office |
ex parte | one side only, by or for one party only |
ex post facto | after the fact |
facto | in fact, in or by the law |
felonice | feloniously |
fiat | let it be done, a short order that a thing be done |
fieri | to be made up, to become |
fieri facias | cause to be made (writ directing sheriff to reduce judgment debtor's property to money [sell it] for the amount of the judgment) |
flagrante delicto | in the very act of committing the crime |
forum non conveniens | discretionary power of a court to decline jurisdiction over a case when the court believes it should be tried elsewhere for convenience of parties and witnesses |
gravis | serious, of importance |
habeas corpus | you have the body (writ commanding custodian to produce person) |
habendum clause | that part of deed which begins "to have and to hold"; defines extent of ownership |
honorarium | honorary fee or gift; compensation of gratitude |
idem | the same as above |
idem sonans | having the same sound (sounding alike but spelled differently) |
in curia | in court |
in esse | in being, existence |
in forma pauperis | permission given to a poor person to sue without liability for court costs |
infra | beneath, below |
in limine | at the beginning; threshold |
in loco parentis | in place of a parent, one charged with a parent's rights and obligations |
in pari delicto | in equal fault |
in personam | personally, against the person |
in praesenti | at once, now |
in re | in the matter |
in rem | proceedings against a thing, distinguished from those against a person |
in specie | in the same or in similar form |
instanter | immediately |
inter alia, inter alios | among other things, between other persons |
inter se | among themselves |
inter vivos | between the living, from one person to another |
in toto | in the whole, completely |
in transitu | in transit |
intra | within, inside |
ipse dixit | he himself said (it), as an assertion made but not proved |
a fortiori | with stronger reason |
a priori | from what goes before; from the cause to the effect |
ab initio | from the beginning |
actiones in personam | personal actions |
ad curiam | before the court, to the court |
ad damnum clause | to the damage, clause of complaint which states plaintiff's monetary loss |
ad faciendum | to do |
ad hoc | for this purpose, for this occasion |
ad litem | for the suit; for the litigation |
ad rem | to the thing at hand |
ad valorem | according to the value |
adversus | against |
aggregatio menium | meeting of minds (relates to formation of contracts) |
alias dictus | otherwise called, also known as (as in an assumed name) |
alibi | in another place, elsewhere |
aliunde | from another place, from without (as in evidence outside the document) |
alter ego | the other self |
amicus curiae | friend of the court |
animo | with intention, disposition, design, will |
ante litem motam | before suit brought, before litigation is filed |
arguendo | in the course of the argument, for the sake of argument |
assumpsit | he undertook, he promised |
bona fide | good faith |
capias | take, arrest |
capita | persons, heads |
causa mortis | by reason of death |
caveat | beware, a warning |
caveat emptor | let the buyer beware |
certiorari | send the pleadings up |
cestui | beneficiaries (pronounced "setty") |
cestui que trust | beneficiaries of the trust |
circa | in the area of, about, concerning |
compos mentis | of sound mind |
consortium | union of lots or chances; conjugal fellowship of husband and wife |
contra | against |
coram nobis | before us ourselves |
corpus | body |
corpus delicti | body of the offense; essence of the crime |
cum testamento annexo | with the will annexed |
datum (pl. data) | 1. a thing given; information; 2. a date |
de facto | in fact, in deed, actually |
de jure | of right, lawful |
de novo | anew, afresh |
de son tort | of his own wrong |
dies non | not a day |
duces tecum | bring with you (as in subpoenaed person must appear and bring records) |
dum bene se gesserit | while he shall conduct himself, during good behavior |
e converso | conversely, on the other hand |
en banc | in the bench, all judges present |
eo instanti | upon the instant |
erratum (pl. errata) | error |
et alii | and others |
et sequentia | and as follows |
et ux | and wife |
et vir | and husband |
ex delicto | (arising) from a tort |
ex gratia | as a matter of favor |
ex officio | from office, by virtue of his office |
ex parte | one side only, by or for one party only |
ex post facto | after the fact |
facto | in fact, in or by the law |
felonice | feloniously |
fiat | let it be done, a short order that a thing be done |
fieri | to be made up, to become |
fieri facias | cause to be made (writ directing sheriff to reduce judgment debtor's property to money [sell it] for the amount of the judgment) |
flagrante delicto | in the very act of committing the crime |
forum non conveniens | discretionary power of a court to decline jurisdiction over a case when the court believes it should be tried elsewhere for convenience of parties and witnesses |
gravis | serious, of importance |
habeas corpus | you have the body (writ commanding custodian to produce person) |
habendum clause | that part of deed which begins "to have and to hold"; defines extent of ownership |
honorarium | honorary fee or gift; compensation of gratitude |
idem | the same as above |
idem sonans | having the same sound (sounding alike but spelled differently) |
in curia | in court |
in esse | in being, existence |
in forma pauperis | permission given to a poor person to sue without liability for court costs |
infra | beneath, below |
in limine | at the beginning; threshold |
in loco parentis | in place of a parent, one charged with a parent's rights and obligations |
in pari delicto | in equal fault |
in personam | personally, against the person |
in praesenti | at once, now |
in re | in the matter |
in rem | proceedings against a thing, distinguished from those against a person |
in specie | in the same or in similar form |
instanter | immediately |
inter alia, inter alios | among other things, between other persons |
inter se | among themselves |
inter vivos | between the living, from one person to another |
in toto | in the whole, completely |
in transitu | in transit |
intra | within, inside |
ipse dixit | he himself said (it), as an assertion made but not proved |
ipso facto | by the fact itself |
ita est | so it is |
jura personarum | right of a person, rights of persons |
jura rerum | rights of things |
jure divino | by divine right |
jure uxoris | in his wife's right |
jus (pl. jura) | law; right; laws collectively |
jus ad rem | a right to a thing |
jus commune | the common law, the common right |
jus gentium | the law of nations, international law |
jus habendi | the right to have a thing |
jus tertii | the right of a third party; the rights of another person |
levari facias | cause to be levied, a writ of execution |
lex | law |
lex loci | law of the place where the cause of action arose |
lis pendens | litigation pending |
locus delicti | the place of the crime or of the tort |
locus sigilli (L.S.) | the place for the seal |
mala | bad |
mala fides | bad faith |
mala in se | wrong in itself, an act which is morally wrong |
mala praxis | malpractice |
mala prohibita | acts declared as criminal by statute, though not wrong in themselves |
malo animo | with evil intent |
mandamus | we command, a writ used to compel an official to perform an act which s/he is required to perform |
manu forti | with a strong hand, forcible entry |
mens rea | guilty mind, most crimes require the element of intent |
nihil dicit | he says nothing, as in a default judgment against a defendant who does not raise a defense in the action |
nil | nothing; of no account |
nil debet | he owes nothing |
nisi prius | unless before (used to distinguish the trial court from the appellate court) |
nolle prosequi | unwilling to prosecute (a crime), prosecutor's discretion not to file charges in a particular case |
nolo contendere | I will not contest it |
non | not |
non assumpsit | plea in defense; that he did not promise |
non compos mentis | not of sound mind |
non est factum | it is not his deed |
non obstante | notwithstanding |
non sequitur | it does not follow |
nota bene (N.B.) | note well; take notice |
nudum pactum | nude pact, bare agreement which lacks the consideration to form a valid contract |
nul tort | no wrong done |
nulla bona | no goods |
nunc pro tunc | now for then, as in an order to correct clerical error in a previous order |
obiter dictum | remark which is not central to the main issue |
onus probandi | the burden of proof |
opus (pl. opera) | work, labor |
ore tenus | by word of mouth, orally |
pari delicto | in equal guilt |
pari passu | by equal progress, ratably, equitably, without preference |
pater familias | father of the family |
peculium | private property |
pendens | pending |
pendente lite | pending the suit, during litigation |
per annum | annual, by the year |
per capita | by the head, equally shared |
per contra | in opposition |
per curiam | by the court |
per diem | by the day |
per se | by itself, taken alone |
per stirpes | by representation, by the roots or stocks for purposes of inheritance |
post | after, later |
post-factum | after the fact, after the even |
post-obit | to take effect after death |
praecipe | writ commanding a person to do some act or to appear and show cause why s/he should not do so; order of clerk of court to issue a summons or execution on judgment already rendered |
prima facie | at first sight, on the face of it |
pro bono | free of charge, without cost |
pro forma | as a matter of form |
pro hac vice | for this occasion |
pro rata | according to the rate or proportion |
pro se | appearing for oneself; personally |
pro tanto | for so much, to that extent |
pro tempore | for the time being, temporarily |
prochein ami | next friend |
publici juris | of public right |
pur autre vie | for or during the life of another |
quaere | question, doubt |
quantum | how much, the amount |
quare | wherefore |
quare clausum fregit | breaking the close, trespass |
quasi | as if, as if it were |
quid pro quo | what for what, something for something |
quo warranto | by what right or authority |
res | thing, object, subject matter |
res gestae | things done, excited utterance |
res ipsa loquitur | the thing speaks for itself |
res judicata | a thing (matter) adjudged |
respondeat superior | let the master answer |
scienter | knowledge, awareness |
scilicet | to wit, that is to say, namely |
scintilla | a spark, the least particle |
scire facias | cause to know, give notice (writ used to revive a dormant/expired judgement) |
secundum | according to |
se defendendo | in self-defense |
semper | always |
seriatim | severally, separately |
sic | thus, so, in such manner (indicates error in original, quoted material) |
sigillum | a seal |
sine | without |
sine die | without a day, without a specific day assigned for a future meeting |
sine qua non | that without which a thing cannot occur; indispensable condition or part |
stare decisis | to abide by decided cases |
status quo | state in which, present state |
sua sponte | voluntarily, of his own will and motion |
sub nomine | under the name of, in the name of, under the title of |
sub silentio | under silence, without any notice being taken |
sui generis | of its own kind or class, the only one of a kind, unique |
sui juris | of his own right, having legal capacity to act for himself |
supersedeas | superseding (as in the bond that accompanies a writ commanding a stay of proceedings pending appeal) |
supra | above, cited in full above |
tenere | to hold, to keep |
terminus a quo | the starting point |
ultra | beyond, in excess of, outside of |
ultra vires | without power, beyond the powers of |
venire facias | that you cause to come, a type of summons |
versus | against |
videlicet (viz.) | it is easy to see, that is to say, namely |
vi et armis | by force and arms |
vis-a-vis | one who (that which) is face to face with another |
vivos | living |
voir dire | to speak the truth, the process used to select jurors |