U5 - Latin Borrowings

a fortiori

All the more certainly.

If drug users are going to be subject to mandatory sentences, then, , drug dealers should be subject to them also.

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a posteriori

Relating to or derived by reason- ing from known or observed facts.

Most Presidents will come to the _ conclusion that a booming economy is entirely due to their own economic policies.

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a priori

Relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions.

Bona fide

in good faith; stresses the absence of fraud or deception

A _ sale of securities is an entirely aboveboard transaction.

Bona fide

carpe diem

Enjoy the pleasures or opportunities of the moment without concern about the future.

carpe diem ex

When he learned the phrase "" in high-school Latin class, he knew he'd found the motto he would live by for the rest of his life.

Carpe diem

caveat emptor

Let the buyer beware.

The best rule to keep in mind when buying anything from a pushcart is: "_."

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corpus delicti

(1) The substantial and basic fact or facts necessary to prove that a crime has been committed. (2) The material substance, such as the murdered body, on which a
crime has been committed.

The police believed they had solved the crime, but couldn't prove their case without the corpus delicti.

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curriculum vitae

A short summary of one's career and qualifications, typically prepared by an applicant for a position; résumé.

The job advertisement asked for an up-to-date _ and three recommendations.

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