Legal Latin phrases and maxims
Ab initio
Actiones legis
Actus reus
Ad hoc
Ad idem
Ad infinitum
Ad referendum
Ad valorem
Addendum
Advocatus diaboli
Affidavit
Alibi
Alma Mater
Alter ego
Alumnus
Amicus curiae
Ante
Audi alteram partem
Bona fide
Caveat emptor
Caveat
Compos mentis
Consensus ad idem
Coram non judice
Corpus
Corrigenda
Crimen falsi
Curriculum vitae
Damnum sine injuria
De facto
De jure
De minimis lex non curat
De novo
Delegata potestas non potest delegari
Dura lex, sed lex
Et cetera
Ex dolo malo actio non oritur
Ex gratia
Ex nudo pacto actio non oritur
Ex parte
From the beginning
Law suits
A guilty deed or act
For this purpose
Of the same mind
Forever, without limit, to infinity
Subject to reference
By the value, e.g. Ad valorem tax
A thing to be added
The devil's advocate
A sworn written statement usable as evidence in court
At another place, elsewhere
Nourishing mother. (One's old school or university)
Other 'I' or 'Other Self'
Nursling (former pupil)
A friend of the Court
Before
Hear the other side
Sincere, in good faith, i. e. well-intentioned, fairly
Let the buyer beware. (He buys at his own risk)
Let him/her beware
Of sound mind (and judgement)
Agreement as to the same things
Before one who is not a judge
Body
A list of things to be corrected. (in a book)
Perjury
The course of one's life
Damage without legal injury
In fact, Something that is automatically accepted
Rightful, by right
The law does not notice trifling matters
Starting afresh, Anew
A delegated authority cannot be again delegated
The law is harsh, but it is the law
Other things of that type.
A right of action cannot arise out of fraud
Out of kindness, voluntary
No action arises on a contract without a consideration.
Proceeding brought by one person in the absence of another
Ex post facto
Ex turpi causa non oritur actio
Factum
Forma legalis forma essentialis est
Fiat justitia (et ruat caelum)
Fiat lux
Habeas corpus
Id est (i.e)
Idem
Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorantia
juris non excusat
In camera
In limine
In omnibus
In personam
In pleno
In situ
Injuria non excusat injuriam
Inter alia
Interim
Ipso facto
Ira furor brevis est
Iter arma leges silent
Jus
Jus naturale
Lex dabit remedium
Lex domicilii
Lex fori
Lex loci
Lex non scripta
Lex scripta
Liberum arbitrium
Locus delicti
Locus standi
Magnum opus
Mala fide
Mandamus
Memorabilia
Mens rea
Modus operandi (m.o.)
Mutatis mutandis
Necessitas non habet legem
Nemo bis punitur pro eodem delicto
By reason of a subsequent act
No action arises on an immoral contract.
An act or deed
Legal form is essential form
Let justice be done. (though the heavens fall)
Let there be light
You must have the body, i.e. You must justify an imprisonment
That is
The same person or thing
Ignorance of fact excuses, ignorance of law does not excuse.
In private
At the outset, on the threshold
In every respect
Against the person
In full
In its place
A wrong does not excuse a wrong.
Amongst other things
Temporary, in the meanwhile
By that very fact
Anger is brief insanity
In war the laws are silent
A right that is recognised in law.
Natural justice.
The law will give a remedy.
The law of a person's home country
The law of the forum (country)
The law of the place
The unwritten (common) law
The written law
Free will
The scene of the crime
Place of standing
Great work, the major work of one's life
In bad faith
We command
Memorable things
Guilty state of mind
Way of operating
The necessary changes having been made
Necessity has no law
No one can be twice punished for the same offence
Non compus mentis
Non constat
Non sequitur
Obiter dictum
Onus probandi
Par delictum
Pari passu
Per capita
Per diem
Per se
Post factum
Prima facie
Pro bono (pro bono publico)
Pro forma
Pro rata
Pro tanto
Pro tempore
Publici juris
Qua
Quantum meruit
Quasi
Qui facit per alium, facit per se
Qui non habet, ille non dat
Qui non improbat, approbat
Quid pro quo
Quis, quid, ubi, quibus auxiliis, cur,
quomodo, quando?
Quo vadis?
Quorum
Ratio decidendi
Re
Res judicata accipitur pro veritate
Referendum
Res judicata
Rigor mortis
Salus populi est suprema lex
Simpliciter
Sine die
Sine qua non
Stare decisis
Status quo
Sub judice
Sub poena
Not of sound mind and understanding
It is not certain
An inconsistent statement, it does not follow
Something said in passing
The burden of proof
Equal fault
On an equal footing
Per head
Per day; daily allowance
By or in itself
After the fact
On the face of it, At first sight
For the good of the public
As a matter of formality
In proportion
So far, to that extent
For the time being
Of public right
In so far as
As much as he/she deserved
As if
He who acts through another acts himself
He who has not, does not give
He who does not disapprove, approves
Consideration. Something for something.
Who, what, where, with what, why, how, when?
Where are you going?
Of whom
The reason for the decision
In the matter of, Concerning
A thing adjudged is accepted for the truth
Something to be referred
Thing already judged upon
The rigidity of death
The safety of the people is the supreme law.
Naturally; without qualification
Without a day (indefinitely)
Something/someone indispensable
To stand by decisions (precedents).
The current state of being
Before a court
Under penalty of law
Sui generis
Suppressio veri
Supra
Uberrimae fidei
Ubi jus ibi remedium est
Ultra vires
Verbatim
Verso
Versus
Veto
Via
Vice
Vice versa
Vide
Viva voce
Vox populi
Of his/her/its kind, Unique
The suppression of the truth
Above or on an earlier page
Of the utmost good faith
Where there is a right there is a remedy
Beyond the powers or legal authority
Word by word, exactly
Reverse
Against
I forbid
By way of
In place of
The other way around.
See
With living voice
Vox populi