Latin Phrases-(alma mater-pro bono)

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alma mater

foster mother

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alumnus, alumna
alumni, alumnae

foster child

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emeritus/emerita

retired

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honoris causa

for the sake of honor

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scientia est potentia

knowledge is power

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Baccalaureus Artium

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

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Magister Artium

Master of Arts (M.A.)

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antebellum

before the war

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ars gratia artis

art for the sake of art (MGM Logo)

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ars longa, vita brevis

art is long, life is short

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qui audet adipiscitur

he who dares, wins

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bona fide

in good faith (real, genuine)

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cum grano salis

with a grain of salt

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carpe diem

seize the day

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patientia est virtus

patience is a virtue

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ipso facto

by that very fact (because of that fact)

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ipso jure

by the law itself

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res ipsa loquitur

the matter speaks for itself

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sui juris

of his own right

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sui generis

of his own kind (unique)

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ipse dixit

he himself said

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de mortuis nil nisi bonum

(say) nothing but good about the dead

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dominus vobiscum

lord (be) with you

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pax vobiscum

peace (be) with you

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dona nobis pacem

give us peace

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laborare est orare

to work is to pray

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alea iacta est

the die has been cast

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veni, vidi, vici

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

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veni, vidi, visa

I came, I saw, I bought

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veni, vidi, vegi

I came, I saw, I had a salad

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sine qua non

without which not (indispensable)

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a posteriori

from the latter (based on experience)

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a priori from the earlier

(independent of experience)

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in situ

in that place (in its original place)

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horribile dictu

horrible to say

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mirabile dictu

amazing to say

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quid pro quo

this for that

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quo jure

by what (legal) right

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quo animo

with what intention

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Nullum crimen sine lege, nulla poena sine lege

No crime and no punishment without a law

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ex tempore

out of the moment (extemporaneous)

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(writ of) habeas corpus

you may have the body

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affidavit

he has stated an oath

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in loco parentis

in place of a parent

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modus operandi (m.o.)

method of working

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in flagrante delicto

in the burning crime

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pro bono

for the good