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Legal latin terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mala fide | in bad faith |
| Modus operandi | method of operating |
| Ne plus ultra | not more beyond |
| Nolo contedere | I do not wish to contend |
| Nunc pro tunc | now for then |
| Obiter dieter | having been said long the way |
| Onus probandi | the burden of proving |
| Pendente lite | while the suit is pending |
| Lis pendens | a pending lawsuit |
| Per annum | per year |
| Per diem | per day |
| Per capita | per head |
| Post scriptum | after having been written |
| Post partum | after child birth |
| Pro bono publico | for the public good |
| Pro forma | for form |
| Quid pro quo | what for what |
| Qui tacet consenti | he who is silent |
| In camera | in the room |
| In aetemum | forever |
| Anno Domini | in the year of the Lord |
| Annus mirabliis | a remarkable year |
| E pluribus unum | one out of many |
| Et al. | and others |
| Et ux | and wife |
| In flagrente dilecto | in blazing crime |
| In extremis | at the point of death |
| In loco parentis | in the place of the parent |
| In re | in the matter of |
| Per se | through itself |