Latin I - Phrases: Study Guide 3

sui juris

of his own right

sui generis

of his own kind (unique)

ipse dixit

he himself said

de mortuis nil nisi bonum

(say) nothing but good about the dead

dominus vobiscum

Lord (be) with you

pax vobiscum

peace (be) with you

dona nobis pacem

give us peace

laborare est orare

to work is to pray

alea iacta est

the die has been cast (Caesar quote)

veni, vidi, vici

I came, I saw, I conquered (Caesar quote)

veni, vidi, visa

I came, I saw, I bought

veni, vidi, vegi

I came, I saw, I ate a salad

sine qua non

without which not (indispensible)

a posteriori

from the latter (based on experience)

in situ

in that place (in its original place)

horribile dictu

horrible to say

mirabile dictu

amazing to say

quid pro quo

this for that (one thing in return for another)

quo jure

by what (legal) right

quo animo

with what intention

nullum crimen sine lege, nulla poena sine lege

no crime without a law, no punishment without a law

ex tempore

out of the moment

habeas corpus

you may have the body

affadavit

he has stated an oath

in loco parentis

in place of a parent

modus operandi

method of working

in flagrante delicto

in the burning crime (caught in the act)

pro bono

for the good (done without charge)

sic transit gloria mundi

thus passes away the glory of the world (fame is fleeting)

dies felix

lucky day

deficit

there is a lack