A fortiori – With even stronger reason; More conclusively; All the more so.
A posteriori – From what comes after. (From effect to cause)
A priori – From what comes before. (Reasoning from cause to effect)
Ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia – Consequences of abuse do not aply to general use.
Ab extra – From without or from outside.
Ab initio (ab init) – From the beginning.
Ab intra – From within.
Ab origine – From the source, from the first.
Absense haeres non erit – An absent person will not be an heir.
Accedas ad curiam – You may approach the court.
Accessorius sequitur – One who is an accessory to the crime cannot be guilty of a more serious crime than the principal offender.
Actio ex delicto – Cause of action. (Reason for lawsuit)
Actus reus – Guilty or Wrongful act.
Ad hoc – For a particular purpose. (Improvised, impromptu, made up in an instant)
Ad initio – From the start.
Ad sectam (ads) – At the suit of.
Ad valorem (Ad val.) – According to the value.
Ademption – Failure of a gift.
Aequitas sequitur legem – Equity follows the law.
Alibi – Elsewhere.
Alimenta – Means of support. (Food, clothing, shelter)
Aliunde – From another source, from elsewhere.
Altercatio – Forensic argumentation; cross-examination.
Ambigendi locus – Room for doubt.
Amicus curiae – Friend of the court. (Impartial spokesperson)
Animus furandi – The intention to steal.
Animus testandi – The intention to make a will.
Au fait – Acquainted with the facts; expert; proficient.
Audi alteram partem – Hear the other side. (A principle of fairness)
Autre vie – The life of another.
Autrefois acquit – Already acquit ( Free)
Autrefois convict – Already convicted.
Bancus Communium Placitorum – Court of Common Pleas.
Bona fiscalia – Public property.
Bona mobilia – Moveable property.
Bona vacantia – Vacant goods. Goods without an apparent owner.
Boni mores – Good morals.
Cadit quaestio – The question falls. (The issue collapses)
Capias ad audiendum – Writ ordering appearance in court.
Capias ad respondendum – Writ ordering the arrest of a person.
Capias ad satisfaciendum – Writ ordering satisfaction of an order.
Casus belli – Act justifying war. (Grounds for a dispute)
Causa causans – Cause that causes all things; Immediate cause.
Causa causata – Cause resulting from a previous cause.
Caveat emptor – Let the buyer beware. (He buys at his own risk)
Caveat venditor – Let the seller beware.
Certiorari – To be informed by an Appellate review court.
Ceteris paribus – Other things being equal. (All else being equal)
Charta pardonationis se defendendo – The form of a pardon for killing another man in self-defence.
Charta pardonationis utlagariae – The form of a pardon of a man who is outlawed.
Chartae libertatum – Charters of liberties.
Communi consensu – By common consent.
Compos mentis – Of sound mind. (Sometimes used humorously)
Consensu omnium – By the agreement of all.
Consensu – Unanimously or, by general consent.
Consensus ad idem – Agreement as to the same things.
Consensus omnium – Agreement of all members.
Contra bonos mores – Contrary to good morals.
Contra ius commune – Against common law.
Contra ius gentium – Against the law of nations.
Contra legem – Against the law.
Contra mores – Contrary to morals.
Coram non iudice – Before a judge without proper jurisdiction.
Corpus delicti – The body of a crime. (The substance or fundamental facts of a crime)
Corpus juris – The body of the law. (Meaning a compendium of all laws)
Cui bono? – To whom is it good? (Who benefits from this?) (A maxim sometimes used in the detection of crime) (Cicero)
Curia advisari vult – The court wishes to be advised.
Custos morum – Guardian of morals; A censor.
Custos rotularum – Guardian of the rolls; Justice of the peace.
De bonis asportatis – Of the goods carried away.
De die in diem – From day to day; continuously.
De facto – Something that is automatically accepted.
De futuro – In the future; Regarding the future.
De integro – Repeat again from the start.
De iure – By law. According to law. From the law.
De jure – Rightful, by right.
De lunatico inquiriendo – A writ to inquire into the insanity of a person.
De minimis non curat lex – The law does not concern itself with trifles.
De minimis – Of minimum importance; Trifling.
De novo – Anew, fresh, renewed, to begin again.
Delictum – Offense.
Die ad diem – From day to day.
Dies juridicus – A day on which the court is in session.
Dies non juridicus – A day on which the court is not in session.
Doli incapax – Incapable of crime.
Dubitante – Doubting the correctness of the decision.
Duces tecum – You shall bring it with you. (Subpoena)
Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit non qui negat – The proof lies upon the one who affirms, not the one who denies.
Eiusdem generis – Of the same kind.
Ergo post hoc – In logic, the fallacy of thinking that a happening which follows another must be its result.
Et alia; et alii (et al.) – And other things; and other people.
Et cetera (etcetera) (etc.) – And the rest, and so forth.
Et sequentia (et seq.) – And the following.
Et uxor (et ux.) – And wife.
Ex cathedra – From the chair, with authority. (Without argumentation)
Ex concessis – In view of what has already been accepted.
Ex curia – From the court.
Ex delicto – Matter arising out of the crime.
Ex dolo malo non oritur actio – No right of action can have its origin in fraud.
Ex dolo malo – From fraud; From harmful deceit.
Ex facie – From the face of.
Ex facto jus oritur – The law arises out of the fact.
Ex facto – From the fact or act.
Ex gratia – Out of kindness, voluntary. (In law, implying absence of legal right)
Ex iniuria ius non oritur – Right can not grow out of injustice.
Ex lege – Arising from the law.
Ex mero motu – Of his own free will.
Ex officio – By virtue of his office.
Ex parte – Proceeding brought by one person in the absence of another.
Ex post facto – After the fact, or retrospectively.
Ex relatione (ex rel.) – Upon being related; Upon information.
Exceptis excipiendis – Excepting those (factors) which should be excepted.
Felo de se – Evildoer upon himself. (Suicide)
Fiat justitia, ruat caelum – Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
Fieri facias – Writ authorizing execution of a judgment.
Fons et origo – The source and origin.
Force majeure – Act of God.
Forum rei – The court of the country in which the subject of an action is situated.
Functus officio – Having discharged his duty and flies ceased to have any authority over a matter.
Habeas corpus – You must have the body. (A legal writ to end unlawful restraint by bringing a prisoner into court)
Id est (i.e.) – That is to say.
In absentia – In one’s absence.
In actu – In act; In the very act; In reality.
In banco – On the bench.
In camera – In secret or private session; Not in public.
In consimili casu – In a like case.
In curia – In court.
In delicto – At fault.
In esse – In existence.
In extenso – At full length.
In extremis – At the point of death.
In flagrante delicto – In the very act of committing an offence. (Red-handed)
In forma domestico – In a domestic court.
In forma pauperis – In the form of a poor person; in a humble or abject manner.
In foro – In forum; In court.
In futoro – In the future.
In haec verba – In these words.
In limine – On the threshold, at the very outset.
In loco (in loc.) – In the place.
In loco citato (in loc. cit., loc. cit.) – In the place cited.
In loco parentis – In the place of a parent.
In omnibus – In every respect.
In personam – Directed towards a particular person.
In pleno – In full.
In Propria Persona – For one’s self; Acting on one’s own behalf.
In re – In the matter of, refering to.
In rem – Against or about a thing. (Property)
In situ – In position, in its original place.
In terrorem clause – In fear.
In terrorem – As a warning or deterrent.
In totidem verbis – In so many words.
Iniuvra – Injury to personal dignity.
Inter alia – Amongst other things.
Inter alios – Amongst other people.
Inter se – Between or among themselves.
Inter vivos – Between living persons.
Intra vires – Within the authority, lit., the strengths or powers.
Ipse dixit – He himself said it. (Cicero)
Ipsissima verba – The very words themselves. (Strictly word for word)
Ipsissimis verbis – In the exact or identical words.
Ipso facto – By that very fact.
Ipso iure – By operation of the law.
Jus naturale – Natural justice.
Lese majeste – High treason.
Lex fori – The law of the court in which an action is tried.
Lex lata – The law as it exists.
Lex loci – The law of the place.
Lex non scripta – The unwritten (common) law.
Lex scripta – The written law.
Lex talionis – The law of retaliation. (Retributive justice, an eye for an eye)
Lis pendens – An action pending.
Locum tenens – A deputy.
Locus in quo – The place in which something happens.
Locus standi – Place of standing; the right to be heard in a court.
Mala fide – In bad faith. (Something which is done fraudulently)
Malum in se – Wrong in itself. (A crime that is inherently wrong)
Mens rea – The wrongful intention or guilty mind.
Motu proprio – Of one’s own initiative.
Mutatis mutandis – With those things changed which needed to be changed. (With the appropriate changes)
Ne bis in idem – Not twice the same. (Canones apostulorum; A person cannot be sentenced twice for the same crime)
Nemo dat quod non habet – One may not transfer what one does not have.
Nisi prius – Unless first, unless previously.
Nolle prosequi – To be unwilling to prosecute.
Nolo contendere – I do not wish to contend. (No contest)
Non compos mentis – Not in possession of one’s senses.
Non constat – It is not certain.
Non est factum – It is not his deed.
Non sequitur (non seq.) – It does not follow. (A statement that is the result of faulty logic)
Nunc pro tunc – Now for then. (Has retroactive effect, effective from an earlier date)
Obiter dictum (pl. dicta) – Something said in passing; Parenthetical remark.
Onus probandi – The burden of proof.
Opere citato (op. cit.) – In the work (cited) just quoted.
Par delictum – Equal fault.
Pari passu – With equal step, moving together, simultaneously.
Passim (adv.) – Here and there; indiscriminately.
Pendente lite – While a suit is pending.
Per contra – On the contrary.
Per curiam – Through the senate; By the court.
Per incuriam – Through want of care.
Per minas – By means of menaces or threats.
Per quod – By reason of which.
Persona non grata – An unacceptable person.
Prima facie – On the face of it; At first sight. (An obvious case that requires no further proof)
Prima impressionis – On first impression.
Pro bono (publico) – For the (public) good. (Said of a lawyer’s work that is not charged for)
Pro forma – For form; As a matter of form; Performed in a set manner.
Pro hac vice – For this occasion only.
Pro rata – For the rate; Proportionately.
Pro tanto – For so much. (Partially fulfilled)
Pro tempore (pro tem.) – For the time. (For the time being)
Publici juris – Of public right.
Quaeitur – The question is raised.
Quaere – Consider whether it is correct.
Quantum meruit – As much as he/she deserved.
Quantum – How much; as much as.
Qui tam – Who as well. (Whistle blower)
Quid pro quo – Something for something. (A favor for a favor)
Ratio decidendi – Reasoning for the decision.
Re – In the matter of.
Rebus sic stantibus – With matters standing thus.
Reductio ad absurdum – Reduction to the absurd. (Proving the truth of a proposition by proving the falsity of all its alternatives)
Res furtivae – Stolen goods.
Res gestae – Things done.
Res ipsa loquitur – The thing speaks for itself.
Res judicata – Judged thing. (Matter which has been decided by a court)
Res nullius – Nobody’s thing. (Goods without an owner)
Res perit domino – The risk of loss is on the owner.
Res sic stantibus – Things remain the same.
Res – Matter, affair, thing, circumstance.
Sciens – Knowingly.
Scienter – Having knowledge.
Secus – The legal position is different, it is otherwise.
Semble – It appears, seemingly.
Sine qua non – Without which it could not be; an indispensable action or condition.
Stare decisis – To stand by things decided. (Uphold previous rulings, recognize precedence)
Status quo – The current state of being.
Stet – Let it stand.
Sub judice (alt. iudice) – Under a judge; Before a court; Under consideration.
Sub modo – Within limits.
Sub nomine – Under the name of.
Sub Poena (alt. subpoena) – Under penalty of Law. (A writ issued by a court requiring one’s attendance at that court)
Sub poena duces tecum – Bring with you under penalty. (Legal writ requiring appearance with documents)
Sub rosa – Under the rose. (Secretly or in confidence)
Sub secreto – In secret.
Sub silentio – In silence.
Suggestio falsi – The suggestion of something which is untrue.
Sui generis – Of its own kind. (In a class of its own)
Sui iuris (sui juris) – Of one’s own right.
Suppressio veri – The suppression of the truth.
Talis qualis – Just as such; Such as it is; As such.
Terminus a quo – The end from which; starting point.
Terminus ad quem – Limit until which; finish.
Tertium quid – A third something.
Tour de force – A feat of strength; a skillful accomplishment.
Uberrima fides – Good faith; Most abundant faith.
Uberrimae fidei – Of the utmost good faith.
Ubi jus ibi remedium – Where (there is) a right, there (is) a remedy.
Ubi supra – Where (cited) above.
Ultra vires – Beyond powers; Without authority.
Uno flatu – At the same moment; With one breath.
Verbatim – Word by word, exactly.
Vexata quaestio – A disputed question.
Vi et armis – By force and arms.
Via media – A middle way or course.
Vice versa – With the order or meaning reversed.
Vis compulsiva – Compulsive force.
Vis maior – Irresistible force; act of God.
Volens – Willing.
Volenti non fit iniuria – A person who consents, does not suffer injustice.
Volte face – A change of front; an about-turn.
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