Legal Latin Maxims and Phrases

Vocabulary flashcards covering legal Latin maxims and phrases from the provided lecture transcript.

Ab extra

From outside.

Ab Initio

From the beginning.

Abundans cauteIa non nocet

Abundant caution does no harm.

Actio non datur non damnificafo

An action is not given to one who is not injured.

Actiones legis

Law suits.

Actori incumbit onus probandi

The burden of proof lies on the plaintiff.

Actus reus

A guilty deed or act.

Ad hoc

For this purpose.

Ad infinitum

Forever, without limit, to infinity.

Aedificare in tuo proprio solo non licet quod alteri noceat

It is not lawful to build on one's own land what may be injurious to another.

Aequitas legem sequitur

Equity follows the law.

Alibi

At another place, elsewhere.

Aliunde

From elsewhere, or, from a different source.

Animo furandi

With an intention of stealing.

Animo testandi

With an intention of making a will.

Ante

Before.

Assentio mentium

The meeting of minds, i.e. mutual assent.

Bona fide

Sincere, in good faith

Caveat emptor

Let the purchaser beware.

Caveat venditor

Let the seller beware.

Ceteris paribus

Other things being equal.

Consuetudo loci observanda est

Țhe custom of the place is to be observed.

Contra

To the contrary.

Contra bonos mores

Against good morals.

Contractus est quasi actus contra actum

A contract is an act as it were against an act.

Conventio et modus vincunt legem

A contract and agreement overcome the law.

Corpus

Body

Damnum sine injuria

damage without legal injury

De facto

In fact.

De jure

Rightful, by right:

Debitum et contractus sunt nullius loci

Debt and contract are of no particular place.

Debitum in praesenti, solvendum in futuro

A present debt is to be discharged in the future.

Delegata potestas non potest delegari

A delegated authority cannot be again delegated.

Dominium

Ownership.

Et cetera

Other things of that type.

Ex nudo pacto actio non oritur

No action arises on a contract without a consideration.

Ex turpi causa non oritur actio

No action arises on an immoraİ contract.

Factum

An act or deed.

Falsa demonstratio non nocet

A false description does not vitiate.

Fides servanda est

Good faith is to be preserved.

Fraus est celare fraudem

It is a fraud to conceal a fraud.

Fructus naturales

Vegetation which grows naturally without cultivation.

Generalis regula generaliter est intelligenda

A general rule is to be generally understood.

Habeas corpus

That you have the body

Idem

The same person or thing.

Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorantia juris non excusat

ignorance of fact excuses, ignorance of law does not excuse.

In delicto

At fault

In esse

In existence

In futoro

In the future

In omnibus

In every respect.

In pari delicto potior est conditio possidentis

When the parties are equally in the wrong, the condition of the possessor is better.

In personam

Against the person.

In situ

In its place

Indicia

Marks, signs.

lnjuria non excusat injuriam

A wrong does not excuse a wrong.

Inter alia

Amongst other things.

Interim

Temporary, in the meanwhile.

Ipso facto

By that very fact

Jus

A right that is recognised in law.

Jus ad rem; jus in re

A right to a thing; a right in a thing.

Jus naturale

Natural justice.

Lex neminem cogit ad vana seu impossiblia

The law compels no one to do vain or impossible things.

Lex non oritur ex injuria

The law does not arise from a mere injury.

Lex punit mendaciam

The law punishes falsehood.

Mala fide

In bad faith.

Mala in se

Bad in themselves.

Mala prohibita

Crimes prohibited.

Mandamus

We command.

Mens rea

Guilty state of mind.

Naturae vis maxima est

The force of nature is the greatest.

Nemo contra factum suum venire potest

No man can contradict his own deed.

Nexus

Connection

Nisi

Unless

Non compus mentis

Not of sound mind and understanding.

Par delictum

Equal fault

Pari passu

On an equal footing.

Per curiam

In the opinion of the court.

Post mortem

After death.

Prima facie

On the face of it.

Pro rata

In proportion.

Pro tempore

For the time being.

Publici juris

Of public right.

Quantum

How much, an amount.

Quid pro quo

Consideration. Something for something.

Re

In the matter of.

Res

Matter, affair, thing, circumstance.

Res gestae

Things done.

Res inter alios acta alteri nocere non debet

Things done between strangers ought not to affect a third person, who is a stranger to the transaction.

Res judicata accipitur pro veritate

A thing adjudged is accepted for the truth.

Res nulis

Nobody s property.

Salus populi est suprema lex

The safety of the people is the supreme law.

Sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas

So use your own as not to injure another s property.

Stare decisis

To stand by decisions (precedents).

Sub modo

Within limits.

Sub silentio

In silence.

Sui generis

Unique.

Ubi jus ibi remedium est

Where there is a right there is a remedy.

Verbatim

Word by word, exactly.

Vice versa

The other way around.

Vide

See.