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Law teacher - Glossary of Latin Terminology Category: Legal > Latin terminology Date & country: 10/01/2008, UK Words: 115

Vice versa
The other way around

Vide
See

Volens
Willing

Uberrima fides
Good faith

Uno flatu
At the same moment, with one breath

Verbatim
Word by word, exactly

Sui generis
Unique

Suppressio veri
The suppression of the truth

Talis qualis
Such as it is

Sub silentio
In silence

Suggestio falsi
The suggestion of something which is untrue

Stet
Do not delete, let it stand

Sub modo
Within limits

Sub nomine
Under the name of

Res nulis
Nobody?s property

Sciens
Knowingly

Se defendendo
In self defence

Secus
The legal position is different, it is otherwise

Quid pro quo
Consideration. something for something

Re
In the matter of

Res
Matter, affair, thing, circumstance

Res Gestae
The thing done

Quaeitur
The question is raised

Quaere
Consider whether it is correct

Quantum
How much, an amount

Pro tanto
So far, to that extent

Pro tempore
For the time being

Publici juris
Of public right

Pro hac vice
For this occasion

Pro rata
In proportion

Prima facie
On the face of it

Prima impressionis
On first impression

Per curiam
In the opinion of the court

Per minas
By means of menaces or threats

Per quod
By reason of which

Post mortem
After death

Onus probandi
Burden of proof

Orse
Otherwise

Par delictum
Equal fault

Pari passu
On an equal footing

Non constat
It is not certain

Non est factum
It is not his deed

Non sequitur
An inconsistent statement, it does not follow

Nisi
Unless

Non compus mentis
Not of sound mind and understanding

Mens rea
Guilty state of mind

Nemo dat quod non habet
On one can give a better title than he has

Nexus
Connection

Magnum opus
A great work of literature

Mala fides
Bad faith

Jus
A right that is recognised in law

Jus naturale
Natural justice

Locus in quo
Scene of the event

Ipsissima verba
The very words of a speaker

Ipso facto
By that very fact

Inter alia
Amongst other things

Interium
Temporary, in the meanwhile

In pleno
In full

In situ
In its place

In terrorem
As a warning or deterrent

Indicia
Marks, signs

In loco parentis
In place of the parent

In omnibus
In every respect

In delicto
At fault

In esse
In existence

In extenso
At full length

In futoro
In the future

In limine
At the outset, on the threshold

Id est (i.e)
That is

Idem
The same person or thing

In camera
In private

Ex post facto
By reason of a subsequent act

Faciendum
Something which is to be done

Factum
An act or deed

Fructus naturales
Vegetation which grows naturally without cultivation

Ex concessis
In view of what has already been accepted

Ex facie
On the fact of it

Ex gratia
Out of kindness, voluntary

Ex parte
Proceeding brought by one person in the absence of another

Ei incumbit probatio qui
The onus of proving a fact rests upon the man

Et cetera
Other things of that type

Ex cathedra
With official authority

Doli incapax
Incapable of crime

Dominium
Ownership

Dubitante
Doubting the correctness of the decision

De facto
In fact

De futuro
In the future

De integro
As regards the whole

De jure
Rightful, by right

De novo
Starting afresh

De bonis asportatis
Of goods carried away

De die in diem
From day to day

Coram non judice
Before one who is not a judge

Corpus
Body

Corpus delicti
The body of the offence

Custos morum
A guardian of morals

Consensu
Unanimously or, by general consent

Consensus ad idem
Agreement as to the same things

Contra
To the contrary

Contra bonos mores
Contrary to good morals