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103 LATIN TERMS
for BLaw 1 and for 2nd year students
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| From outside. | Ab extra |
| From the beginning. | Ab Initio |
| Abundant caution does no harm. | Abundans cauteIa non nocet |
| An action is not given to one who is not injured. | Actio non datur non damnificafo |
| Law suits. | Actiones legis |
| - The burden of proof lies on the plaintiff. | Actori incumbit onus probandi |
| A guilty deed or act. | Actus reus |
| For this purpose. | Ad hoc |
| Forever, without limit, to infinity. | Ad infinitum |
| It is not lawful to build on one's own land what may be injurious to another. | Aedificare in tuo proprio solo non licet quod alteri noceat |
| Equity follows the law. | Aequitas legem sequitur |
| At another place, elsewhere. | Alibi |
| From elsewhere, or, from a different source. | Aliunde |
| With an intention of stealing. | Animo furandi |
| With an intention of making a will. | Animo testandi |
| Before. | Ante |
| The meeting of minds, i.e. mutual assent. | Assentio mentium |
| Sincere, in good faith | Bona fide |
| Let the purchaser beware. | Caveat emptor |
| Let the seller beware. | Caveat venditor |
| Other things being equal. | Ceteris paribus |
| Țhe custom of the place is to be observed. | Consuetudo loci observanda est |
| To the contrary. | Contra |
| Against good morals. | Contra bonos mores |
| A contract is an act as it were against an act. | Contractus est quasi actus contra actum |
| A contract and agreement overcome the law. | Conventio et modus vincunt legem |
| Body | Corpus |
| damage without legal injury | Damnum sine injuria |
| In fact. | De facto |
| Rightful, by right: | De jure |
| Debt and contract are of no particular place. | Debitum et contractus sunt nullius loci |
| A present debt is to be discharged in the future. | Debitum in praesenti, solvendum in futuro |
| A delegated authority cannot be again delegated. | Delegata potestas non potest delegari |
| - Ownership | Dominium |
| Other things of that type. | Et cetera |
| No action arises on a contract without a consideration. | Ex nudo pacto actio non oritur |
| No action arises on an immoraİ contract. | Ex turpi causa non oritur actio |
| An act or deed. | Factum |
| A false description does not vitiate. | Falsa demonstratio non nocet |
| Good faith is to be preserved. | Fides servanda est |
| It is a fraud to conceal a fraud. | Fraus est celare fraudem |
| Vegetation which grows naturally without cultivation. | Fructus naturales |
| A general rule is to be generally understood. | Generalis regula generaliter est intelligenda |
| That you have the body | Habeas corpus |
| The same person or thing. | Idem |
| ignorance of fact excuses, ignorance of law does not excuse. | Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorantia juris non excusat |
| At fault | In delicto |
| In existence | In esse |
| In the future | In futoro |
| In every respect. | In omnibus |
| A wrong does not excuse a wrong. | lnjuria non excusat injuriam |
| Against the person | In personam |
| In its place | In situ |
| Marks, signs. | Indicia |
| Amongst other things. | Inter alia |
| - Temporary, in the meanwhile. | Interim -Interim |
| By that very fact | Ipso facto |
| In bad faith. | Mala fide |
| Bad in themselves. | Mala in se |
| - Crimes prohibited. | Mala prohibita |
| We command. | Mandamus |
| – Guilty state of mind | Mens rea |
| Connection | Nexus |
| Unless | Nisi |
| -The other way around. | Vice versa |
| See. | Vide |
| Willing. | Volens |
| On an equal footing. | Pari passu |
| Where there is a right there is a remedy. | . Ubi jus ibi remedium est |
| In the opinion of the court. | . Per curiam . |
| After death. | . Post mortem |
| On the face of it. | . Prima facie |
| In proportion. | . Pro rata |
| For the time being. | . Pro tempore |
| Of public right. | . Publici juris |
| How much, an amount | . Quantum |
| In the matter of. | Re |
| Matter, affair, thing, circumstance. | Res |
| – Things done. | Res gestae |
| - Within limits. | Sub modo |
| In silence | Sub silentio |
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