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A fortiori start learning		With even stronger reason; More conclusively; All the more so.
A posteriori start learning		From what comes after. (From effect to cause)
A priori start learning		From what comes before. (Reasoning from cause to effect)
Ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia start learning		Consequences of abuse do not aply to general use.
Ab extra start learning		From without or from outside.
Ab initio (ab init) start learning		From the beginning.
Ab intra start learning		From within.
Ab origine start learning		From the source, from the first.
Absense haeres non erit start learning		An absent person will not be an heir.
Accedas ad curiam start learning		You may approach the court.
Accessorius sequitur start learning		One who is an accessory to the crime cannot be guilty of a more serious crime than the principal offender.
Actio ex delicto start learning		Cause of action. (Reason for lawsuit)
Actus reus start learning		Guilty or Wrongful act.
Ad hoc start learning		For a particular purpose. (Improvised, impromptu, made up in an instant)
Ad initio start learning		From the start.
Ad sectam (ads) start learning		At the suit of.
Ad valorem (Ad val.) start learning		According to the value.
Ademption start learning		Failure of a gift.
Aequitas sequitur legem start learning		Equity follows the law.
Alibi start learning		Elsewhere.
Alimenta start learning		Means of support. (Food, clothing, shelter)
Aliunde start learning		From another source, from elsewhere.
Altercatio examination. start learning		Forensic argumentation; cross
Ambigendi locus start learning		Room for doubt.
Amicus curiae start learning		Friend of the court. (Impartial spokesperson)
Animus furandi start learning		The intention to steal.
Animus testandi start learning		The intention to make a will.
Au fait start learning		Acquainted with the facts; expert; proficient.
Audi alteram partem start learning		Hear the other side. (A principle of fairness)
Autre vie start learning		The life of another.
Autrefois acquit start learning		Already acquitted.
Autrefois convict start learning		Already convicted.
Bancus Communium Placitorum start learning		Court of Common Pleas.
Bona fiscalia start learning		Public property.
Bona mobilia start learning		Moveable property.
Bona vacantia start learning		Vacant goods. Goods without an apparent owner.
Boni mores start learning		Good morals.
Cadit quaestio start learning		The question falls. (The issue collapses)
Capias ad audiendum start learning		Writ ordering appearance in court.
Capias ad respondendum start learning		Writ ordering the arrest of a person.
Capias ad satisfaciendum start learning		Writ ordering satisfaction of an order.
Casus belli start learning		Act justifying war. (Grounds for a dispute)
Causa causans start learning		Cause that causes all things; Immediate cause.
Causa causata start learning		Cause resulting from a previous cause.
Caveat emptor start learning		Let the buyer beware. (He buys at his own risk)
Caveat venditor start learning		Let the seller beware.
Certiorari start learning		To be informed by an Appellate review court.
Ceteris paribus start learning		Other things being equal. (All else being equal)
Charta pardonationis se defendendo defence. start learning		The form of a pardon for killing another man in self
Charta pardonationis utlagariae start learning		The form of a pardon of a man who is outlawed.
Chartae libertatum start learning		Charters of liberties.
Communi consensu start learning		By common consent.
Compos mentis start learning		Of sound mind. (Sometimes used humorously)
Consensu omnium start learning		By the agreement of all.
Consensu start learning		Unanimously or, by general consent.
Consensus ad idem start learning		Agreement as to the same things.
Consensus omnium start learning		Agreement of all members.
Contra bonos mores start learning		Contrary to good morals.
Contra ius commune start learning		Against common law.
Contra ius gentium start learning		Against the law of nations.
Contra legem start learning		Against the law.
Contra mores start learning		Contrary to morals.
Coram non iudice start learning		Before a judge without proper jurisdiction.
Corpus delicti start learning		The body of a crime. (The substance or fundamental facts of a crime)
Corpus juris start learning		The body of the law. (Meaning a compendium of all laws)
Cui bono? start learning		To whom is it good? (Who benefits from this?) (A maxim sometimes used in the detection of crime) (Cicero)
Curia advisari vult start learning		The court wishes to be advised.
Custos morum start learning		Guardian of morals; A censor.
Custos rotularum start learning		Guardian of the rolls; Justice of the peace.
De bonis asportatis start learning		Of the goods carried away.
De die in diem start learning		From day to day; continuously.
De facto start learning		Something that is automatically accepted.
De futuro start learning		In the future; Regarding the future.
De integro start learning		Repeat again from the start.
De iure start learning		By law. According to law. From the law.
De jure start learning		Rightful, by right.
De lunatico inquiriendo start learning		A writ to inquire into the insanity of a person.
De minimis non curat lex start learning		The law does not concern itself with trifles.
De minimis start learning		Of minimum importance; Trifling.
De novo start learning		Anew, fresh, renewed, to begin again.
Delictum start learning		Offense.
Die ad diem start learning		From day to day.
Dies juridicus start learning		A day on which the court is in session.
Dies non juridicus start learning		A day on which the court is not in session.
Doli incapax start learning		Incapable of crime.
Dubitante start learning		Doubting the correctness of the decision.
Duces tecum start learning		You shall bring it with you. (Subpoena)
Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit non qui negat start learning		The proof lies upon the one who affirms, not the one who denies.
Eiusdem generis start learning		Of the same kind.
Ergo post hoc start learning		In logic, the fallacy of thinking that a happening which follows another must be its result.
Et alia; et alii (et al.) start learning		And other things; and other people.
Et cetera (etcetera) (etc.) start learning		And the rest, and so forth.
Et sequentia (et seq.) start learning		And the following.
Et uxor (et ux.) start learning		And wife.
Ex cathedra start learning		From the chair, with authority. (Without argumentation)
Ex concessis start learning		In view of what has already been accepted.
Ex curia start learning		From the court.
Ex delicto start learning		Matter arising out of the crime.
Ex dolo malo non oritur actio start learning		No right of action can have its origin in fraud.
Ex dolo malo start learning		From fraud; From harmful deceit.
Ex facie start learning		From the face of.
Ex facto jus oritur start learning		The law arises out of the fact.
Ex facto start learning		From the fact or act.
Ex gratia start learning		Out of kindness, voluntary. (In law, implying absence of legal right)
Ex iniuria ius non oritur start learning		Right can not grow out of injustice.
Ex lege start learning		Arising from the law.
Ex mero motu start learning		Of his own free will.
Ex officio start learning		By virtue of his office.
Ex parte start learning		Proceeding brought by one person in the absence of another.
Ex post facto start learning		After the fact, or retrospectively.
Ex relatione (ex rel.) start learning		Upon being related; Upon information.
Exceptis excipiendis start learning		Excepting those (factors) which should be excepted.
Felo de se start learning		Evildoer upon himself. (Suicide)
Fiat justitia, ruat caelum start learning		Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
Fieri facias start learning		Writ authorizing execution of a judgment.
Fons et origo start learning		The source and origin.
Force majeure start learning		Act of God.
Forum rei start learning		The court of the country in which the subject of an action is situated.
Functus officio start learning		Having discharged his duty and flies ceased to have any authority over a matter.
Habeas corpus start learning		You must have the body. (A legal writ to end unlawful restraint by bringing a prisoner into court)
Id est (i.e.) start learning		That is to say.
In absentia start learning		In one's absence.
In actu start learning		In act; In the very act; In reality.
In banco start learning		On the bench.
In camera start learning		In secret or private session; Not in public.
In consimili casu start learning		In a like case.
In curia start learning		In court.
In delicto start learning		At fault.
In esse start learning		In existence.
In extenso start learning		At full length.
In extremis start learning		At the point of death.
In flagrante delicto handed) start learning		In the very act of committing an offence. (Red
In forma domestico start learning		In a domestic court.
In forma pauperis start learning		In the form of a poor person; in a humble or abject manner.
In foro start learning		In forum; In court.
In futoro start learning		In the future.
In haec verba start learning		In these words.
In limine start learning		On the threshold, at the very outset.
In loco (in loc.) start learning		In the place.
In loco citato (in loc. cit., loc. cit.) start learning		In the place cited.
In loco parentis start learning		In the place of a parent.

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