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Question		Answer
In omnibus start learning		In every respect.
In personam start learning		Directed towards a particular person.
In pleno start learning		In full.
In Propria Persona start learning		For one's self; Acting on one's own behalf.
In re start learning		In the matter of, refering to.
In rem start learning		Against or about a thing. (Property)
In situ start learning		In position, in its original place.
In terrorem clause start learning		In fear.
In terrorem start learning		As a warning or deterrent.
In totidem verbis start learning		In so many words.
Iniuvra start learning		Injury to personal dignity.
Inter alia start learning		Amongst other things.
Inter alios start learning		Amongst other people.
Inter se start learning		Between or among themselves.
Inter vivos start learning		Between living persons.
Intra vires start learning		Within the authority, lit., the strengths or powers.
Ipse dixit start learning		He himself said it. (Cicero)
Ipsissima verba start learning		The very words themselves. (Strictly word for word)
Ipsissimis verbis start learning		In the exact or identical words.
Ipso facto start learning		By that very fact.
Ipso iure start learning		By operation of the law.
Jus naturale start learning		Natural justice.
Lese majeste start learning		High treason.
Lex fori start learning		The law of the court in which an action is tried.
Lex lata start learning		The law as it exists.
Lex loci start learning		The law of the place.
Lex non scripta start learning		The unwritten (common) law.
Lex scripta start learning		The written law.
Lex talionis start learning		The law of retaliation. (Retributive justice, an eye for an eye)
Lis pendens start learning		An action pending.
Locum tenens start learning		A deputy.
Locus in quo start learning		The place in which something happens.
Locus standi start learning		Place of standing; the right to be heard in a court.
Mala fide start learning		In bad faith. (Something which is done fraudulently)
Malum in se start learning		Wrong in itself. (A crime that is inherently wrong)
Mens rea start learning		The wrongful intention or guilty mind.
Motu proprio start learning		Of one's own initiative.
Mutatis mutandis start learning		With those things changed which needed to be changed. (With the appropriate changes)
Ne bis in idem start learning		Not twice the same. (Canones apostulorum; A person cannot be sentenced twice for the same crime)
Nemo dat quod non habet start learning		One may not transfer what one does not have.
Nisi prius start learning		Unless first, unless previously.
Nolle prosequi start learning		To be unwilling to prosecute.
Nolo contendere start learning		I do not wish to contend. (No contest)
Non compos mentis start learning		Not in possession of one's senses.
Non constat start learning		It is not certain.
Non est factum start learning		It is not his deed.
Non sequitur (non seq.) start learning		It does not follow. (A statement that is the result of faulty logic)
Nunc pro tunc start learning		Now for then. (Has retroactive effect, effective from an earlier date)
Obiter dictum (pl. dicta) start learning		Something said in passing; Parenthetical remark.
Onus probandi start learning		The burden of proof.
Opere citato (op. cit.) start learning		In the work (cited) just quoted.
Par delictum start learning		Equal fault.
Pari passu start learning		With equal step, moving together, simultaneously.
Passim (adv.) start learning		Here and there; indiscriminately.
Pendente lite start learning		While a suit is pending.
Per contra start learning		On the contrary.
Per curiam start learning		Through the senate; By the court.
Per incuriam start learning		Through want of care.
Per minas start learning		By means of menaces or threats.
Per quod start learning		By reason of which.
Persona non grata start learning		An unacceptable person.
Prima facie start learning		On the face of it; At first sight. (An obvious case that requires no further proof)
Prima impressionis start learning		On first impression.
Pro bono (publico) start learning		For the (public) good. (Said of a lawyer's work that is not charged for)
Pro forma start learning		For form; As a matter of form; Performed in a set manner.
Pro hac vice start learning		For this occasion only.
Pro rata start learning		For the rate; Proportionately.
Pro tanto start learning		For so much. (Partially fulfilled)
Pro tempore (pro tem.) start learning		For the time. (For the time being)
Publici juris start learning		Of public right.
Quaeitur start learning		The question is raised.
Quaere start learning		Consider whether it is correct.
Quantum meruit start learning		As much as he/she deserved.
Quantum start learning		How much; as much as.
Qui tam start learning		Who as well. (Whistle blower)
Quid pro quo start learning		Something for something. (A favor for a favor)
Ratio decidendi start learning		Reasoning for the decision.
Re start learning		In the matter of.
Rebus sic stantibus start learning		With matters standing thus.
Reductio ad absurdum start learning		Reduction to the absurd. (Proving the truth of a proposition by proving the falsity of all its alternatives)
Res furtivae start learning		Stolen goods.
Res gestae start learning		Things done.
Res ipsa loquitur start learning		The thing speaks for itself.
Res judicata start learning		Judged thing. (Matter which has been decided by a court)
Res nullius start learning		Nobody's thing. (Goods without an owner)
Res perit domino start learning		The risk of loss is on the owner.
Res sic stantibus start learning		Things remain the same.
Res start learning		Matter, affair, thing, circumstance.
Sciens start learning		Knowingly.
Scienter start learning		Having knowledge.
Secus start learning		The legal position is different, it is otherwise.
Semble start learning		It appears, seemingly.
Sine qua non start learning		Without which it could not be; an indispensable action or condition.
Stare decisis start learning		To stand by things decided. (Uphold previous rulings, recognize precedence)
Status quo start learning		The current state of being.
Stet start learning		Let it stand.
Sub judice (alt. iudice) start learning		Under a judge; Before a court; Under consideration.
Sub modo start learning		Within limits.
Sub nomine start learning		Under the name of.
Sub Poena (alt. subpoena) start learning		Under penalty of Law. (A writ issued by a court requiring one's attendance at that court)
Sub poena duces tecum start learning		Bring with you under penalty. (Legal writ requiring appearance with documents)
Sub rosa start learning		Under the rose. (Secretly or in confidence)
Sub secreto start learning		In secret.
Sub silentio start learning		In silence.
Suggestio falsi start learning		The suggestion of something which is untrue.
Sui generis start learning		Of its own kind. (In a class of its own)
Sui iuris (sui juris) start learning		Of one's own right.
Suppressio veri start learning		The suppression of the truth.
Talis qualis start learning		Just as such; Such as it is; As such.
Terminus a quo start learning		The end from which; starting point.
Terminus ad quem start learning		Limit until which; finish.
Tertium quid start learning		A third something.
Tour de force start learning		A feat of strength; a skillful accomplishment.
Uberrima fides start learning		Good faith; Most abundant faith.
Uberrimae fidei start learning		Of the utmost good faith.
Ubi jus ibi remedium start learning		Where (there is) a right, there (is) a remedy.
Ubi supra start learning		Where (cited) above.
Ultra vires start learning		Beyond powers; Without authority.
Uno flatu start learning		At the same moment; With one breath.
Verbatim start learning		Word by word, exactly.
Vexata quaestio start learning		A disputed question.
Vi et armis start learning		By force and arms.
Via media start learning		A middle way or course.
Vice versa start learning		With the order or meaning reversed.
Vis compulsiva start learning		Compulsive force.
Vis maior start learning		Irresistible force; act of God.
Volens start learning		Willing.
Volenti non fit iniuria start learning		A person who consents, does not suffer injustice.
Volte face turn. start learning		A change of front; an about

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