Top 100 Latin Maxims

Flashcards covering key Latin maxims and their meanings as discussed in the lecture.

Actus Reus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea

The act itself does not make a person guilty unless there is a guilty mind.

Audi Alteram Partem

Hear the other side; the right to a fair hearing.

Nemo Judex in Causa Sua

No one can be a judge in their own case.

Res Ipsa Loquitur

The thing speaks for itself.

Caveat Emptor

Let the buyer beware.

Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat

Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

Volenti Non Fit Injuria

To a willing person, no injury is done.

Ejusdem Generis

Of the same kind or nature.

Lex Loci Delicti Commissi

The law of the place where the wrong was committed.

Nemo Dat Quod Non Habet

No one can give what they do not have.

Ubi Jus Ibi Remedium

Where there is a right, there is a remedy.

Stare Decisis et Non Quieta Movere

Stand by what has been decided and do not disturb settled matters.

Lex Facit Regem

The law makes the king.

Falsus in Uno, Falsus in Omnibus

False in one thing, false in everything.

Pacta Sunt Servanda

Agreements must be kept.

Quod Ab Initio Non Valet, Postea Neque Valet

What is not valid from the beginning is never valid.

Sic Utere Tuo Ut Alienum Non Laedas

Use your property in such a manner as not to injure the property of another.

Qui Facit Per Alium Facit Per Se

He who acts through another acts himself.

Mala Fides

Bad faith.

Tempus Fugit

Time flies.