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A
a fortiori — With Stronger reason; much more.
a mensa et thoro — From bed and board.
a priori — From what goes before; from the cause to the effect
a vinculo matrimonii — From the bonds of marriage
ab initio — From the beginning
actions in personam — Personal actions
ad faciendum — To do.
ad hoc — For this ( for this special purpose)
ad infinitum — Indefinitely; forever
ad litem — For the suit; for the litigation ( a guardian ad litem is a person appointed to prosecute or defend a suit for a person incapacitated by infancy or incompetency.)
ad quod damnum — To what damage; what injury. ( A phrase used to describe the plaintiff’s money loss or the damages he claims.)
ad respondendum — To answer
ad satisfaciendum — To Satisfy
ad valorem — According to value
aggregatio menium — Meeting of minds
alias dictus — Otherwise called
alibi — In another place; elsewhere
alii — Other
aliunde — From another place; from without (as evidence outside the document).
alius — Another
alter ego — The other self
alumnus — A foster child
amicus curiae — Friend of the court
animo — With intention, disposition, design, will.
animus — Mind, intention
animus furandi — The intention to steal
animus revertendi — An intention of returning.
animus revocandi — An intention to revoke
animus testandi — An intention to make a testament or will
anno Domini(A.D.) — in the year of the Lord
Ante — Before
ante litem motam — Before suit brought
arguendo — In the course of the argument
assumpsit — He undertook; he promised

B
bona fide — in good faith
bona vacantia — Vacant goods( Personal property that no one claims, which escheats to the state.)

C
capias — Take; arrest. ( A form of writ directing an arrest)
capias ad satisfaciendum(ca.sa) — Arrest to satisfy. (A form of writ)
causa mortis — by reason of death
caveat — let him beware; a warning
caveat emptor — Let the buyer beware
cepit et asportavit — He took and carried away
certiorari — To be informed of ; to be made certain in regard to (see glossary of legal terms)
cestui(pl.cesuis) — beneficiaries (Pronounced ìsettyî)
cestui que trust — He who benefits by the trust
cestui que use — He who benefits by the use
cestui que vie — He whose life measures the duration of the estate
civiliter mortuus — Civilly dead
Consensus, non concubitus, facit nupitas vel matrimonium — Consent, not cohabitation, constitutes nuptials or marriage
constortium(pl.consortia) — A union of lots of chances(a lawful marriage)
contra — Against
contra bonos mores — Against good morals
contra pacem — Against the peace
coram non judice — In presence of a person, not a judge. (A suit brought and determined in a court having no jurisdiction over the matter is said to be coram non judice, and the judgment is void.)
corpus — Body
corpus delicti — The body of the offense; the essence of the crime
corpus juris — A body of law
corpus juris civilis — The body of the civil law
Cujus est solum, ejus est usque ad coelum — whose the soil is, his it is up to the sky
cum testamento annexo(c.t.a) — with the will annexed. (Describes an administrator who operates under a will rather than in intestacy.)

D
damnum absque injuria — Damage without injury(Damage without legal wrong)
datum (pl.data) — A thing given; a date
de bonis non administratis — Of the goods not administered. Frequently abbreviates to de bonis non
de bono et malo — For good and ill
de facto — In fact; in deed; actually
de jure — Of right; Lawful
De mimimis non curat lex — The law does not concern itself with trifles
de novo — Anew; afresh
de son tort — Of his own wrong
dies non — Not a day ( on which the business of the courts can be carried on)
donatio mortis causa — A gift by reason of death( A gift made by a person in sickness, under apprehension of death)
duces tecum — You bring with you( A term applied to a writ commanding the person upon whom it is served to bring certain evidence with him to court. This we speak of a subpoena duces tecum)
dum bene se gesserit — While he shall conduct himself well; during good behavior
durante minore aetate — During minority
durante viduitate — During widowhood

E
e converso — Conversely; on the other hand
eo instanti — Upon the instant
erratum ( pl. errata) — Error
et alii ( et al.) — And another
et cetera (etc) — And other things
ex cathedra — From the chair
ex contractu — (Arising) from the contract
ex delicto — (Arising) from a tort
ex gratia — As a matter of favor
Ex necessitate legis — From legal necessity
Ex officio — From office; by virtue of his office
Ex parte — On one side only; by or for one party
Ex post facto — After the fact
Ex rel ( short for ex relatione) — On information of; on behalf of a party or parties
Et luxor (et ux) — and wife
Et vir — and husband

F
Felonice — Feloniously
Feme Covert — A married woman
Feme sole — A single woman (including one who has been marries but whose marriage has been dissolved by death or divorce.)
Ferae naturae — Of a wild nature
Fiat — Let it be done( A short order of warrant of a judge, commanding that something shall be done.)
Fieri — To be made up; to become
Fieri facias — Cause to be made ( A writ directed to the sheriff to reduce the judgment debtorís property to money in the amount of the judgment)
Filius nullius — The son of nobody; a bastard
Filius populi — The son of the people
Flagrante delicto — In the very act of committing the crime

G

H
Habeas corpus — You have the body. ( see glossary of legal terms)
Habendum clause — Clause in deed that defines extent of ownership by grantee.
Habere facias possessionem — That you cause to have possession
( a writ to give ejectment).
Habere facias seisinam — That you cause to have seisin.( A writ to give possession)
Honorarium — ( pl. honoraria)

I
Idem sonans — Having the same sound ( as names sounding alike but spelled differently).
Ignorantia legis nemien excusat — Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
Illicitum collegium — An unlawful association
Impotentia excusat legem — Impossibility is an excuse in law
In bonis — In goods; among possessions
In esse — in being; existence
In extremis — In extremity (in the last illness)
In fraudem legis — In circumvention of law
Infuturo — In the future
In loco parentis — In the place of parent
In pari delicto — In equal fault
In personam — A remedy where the proceedings are against the person, as contradistinguished from those against a specific thing.
In praesenti — At present; at once; now
In re — in the matter
In rem — a remedy where the proceedings are against the thing, as distinguished from those against the person
In rerum natura — in nature; in life; in existence
In specie — In the same, or like, form (To decree performance in specie is to decree specific performance.)
In statu quo — in the condition in which it was ( See satus quo)
In terrorem — in terror
In toto — in the whole; completely
In transitu — In transit; in course of transfer
Indebitatus assumpsit — Being indebted, be promised, or undertook. (An action in which plaintiff alleges defendant is indebted to him
Indicia — Marks; signs
Infra — Below
Innuendo — Meaning
Inter — Among; between
Inter vivos — between the living
Interim — In the meantime
Intra — within; inside
Ipse dixit — He himself said (it). (An assertion made but not proved)
Ipso facto — by the fact itself
Ita est — so it is


J
Jura personarum — Rights of persons
Jura rerum — Rights of things
Jurat — Portion of affidavit in which officer administering the oath certified that it was sworn to before him
Jure divino — by divine right
Jure uxoris — in his wifeís right
Jus (pl. jura) — Law; laws collectively
Jus accrescendi — The right of survivorship
Jus ad rem — a right to a thing
Jus civile — Civil law
Jus commune — The common law; the common right
Jus gentium — the law of nations; international law
Jus habendi — the right to have a thing
Jus proprietais — right of property

K

L
Levari facias — cause to be levied; a writ of execution
Lex loci — law of the place (where the cause of action arose)
Lex loci rei sitae — the law of the place where a thing is situated
Lex mercatoria — the law merchant
Lis pendens — litigation pending; a pending suit
Locus delicti — the place of the crime or tort
Locus in quo — the place in which
Locus sigillii(L.S.) — The place for the seal

M
Mala fides — bad faith
Mala in se — wrongs in themselves (acts morally wrong)
Mala praxis — Malpractice
Mala prohibita — prohibited wrongs or offenses
Malo animo — with evil in itself
Mandamus — we command
Manu forti — with a strong hand (forcible entry)
Mens rea — guilty mind

N
Nihil dicit — he says nothing (judgment against defendant who does not put in a defense to the complaint)
Nil debet — he owes nothing
Nisi prius — unless before (The phrase is used to denote the forum where the trial was held as distinguished from the appellate court)
Nolle prosequi — to be unwilling to follow up, or to prosecute (A formal entry on the record by the plaintiff or the prosecutor that he will not further prosecute the case)
Nolo contendere — I will not contest it
Non compos mentis — Not of sound mind
Non est factum — it is not his deed
Non obstante — notwithstanding
Non prosequitur (non pros) — he does not follow up, or purse, or prosecute. (if the plaintiff fails to take some step that he should, the defendant may enter a judgment of non pros against him)
Nudum pactum — a nude pact (a contract without consideration)
Nul tiel record — no such record
Nul tort — No wrong done
Nulla bona — no goods
Nunc pro tunc — now for then

O
Obiter dictum — remark by the way
Onus probandi — the burden of proof
Opus (pl. opera) — work; labor
Ore tenus — by word of mouth; orally

P
Pari delicto — in equal guilt
Particeps criminis — an accomplice in the crime
Pater familias — the father (head) of a family
Peculium — Private property
Pendente lite — pending the suit; during the litigation
Per annum — by the year
Per autre vie — for anotherís lifetime
Per capita — by the head; as individuals (in a distribution of an estate, if the descendants take per capita, they take share and share alike regardless of family lines of descent)
Per centum (percent) — by the hundred
Per contra — in opposition
Per curiam — by the court
Per diem — by the day
Per se — by itself; taken alone
Per stirpes — by stems or root; by representation( in a distribution of an representation of an ancestor, not as individuals)
Postmortem — after death
Postobit — to take effect after death
Praecipe or precipe — command ( a written offer to the clerk of the court to issue a writ)
Prima facie — at first sight; on the face
Pro — for
Pro confesso — as confessed
Pro forma — as a matter of form
Pro hac vice — for this occasion
Pro rata — according to the rate or proportion
Pro tanto — for so much; to that extent
Pro tempore (pro tem) — for the time being; temporarily
Prochein ami — Next friend
Publici juris — of public right
Pur autre vie — for, or doing, the life of another

Q
Quaere — query; question; doubt ( this word indicates that a particular rule, decision, or statement that follows it is open to question)
Quantum merit — as much as he deserved
Quantum valebant — as much as they were (reasonably) worth (in absence of agreement as to vaule)
Quare — wherefore
Quare clausum fregit — wherefore he broke the close (a form of trespass on another’s land)
Quasi — as id; as it were (indicates that one subject resembles another, but that there are also intrinsic differences between them. Thus we speak of quasi contracts, quasi torts, and so on.)
Quid pro quo — What for what; something for something ( a term denoting the consideration for a contract)
Quo warranto — by what right or authority
Quoad hac — as to this
Quod computet — that he account

R
Reductio ad absurdum — reduced to the absurd
Res — a thing; an object; the subject matter
Res gestate — things done; transactions
Res ispsa loquitur — the thing speaks for itself
Res judicata — a matter adjudicated

S
Scienter — knowingly
Scilicet ( SS. Or ss.). — to wit ( the abbreviation sc. Is not used in legal papers)
Scintilla — a spark; the least particle
Scire facias — cause to know; give notice ( a writ used to revive a judgment that has expired)
Se defendendo — in self-defense; in defending oneself
Semper — always
Semper paratus — always ready ( a plea by which the defendant alleges that he has always been ready to perform what is demanded of him)
Seriatim — severally; separately
Sigillum — a seal
Simplex obligato — a simple obligation
Sine die — without day (without a specified day being assigned for a future meeting or hearing)
Situs — situation; location
Stare decisis — to abide by decided cases
Status quo — state in which (the existing state of things at any given date)
Sub judice — under consideration
Sub modo — under a qualification; in a qualified way
Sub nom — under the name
Sui juris — of his own right (having legal capacity to act for himself)
Supersedeas — that you supersede ( a writ commanding a stay of the proceedings)
Supra — above

T
Terminus a quo — the starting point

U
Ultra vires — without power; beyond the powers of

V
Venire facias — that you cause to come (a kind of summons)
Verba fortius accipiuntur contra proferentem — words are to be taken most strongly against the one using them
Versus (vs., v) — against,
Vi et armis — by force and arms
Via — a road; a right of way; by way of
Vice versa — on the contrary; on opposite sides
Videlicet — (viz; contraction of videre and licet) it is easy to see (that is namely)
Virtute officii — by virtue of his office
Viva voce — by the living voice; by word of mouth
Voir dire — to speak the truth (denotes a preliminary examination to determine the competency of a witness)

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