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2008 Fourth nine weeks Advanced Latin

AB
ipso factoby the fact itself
persona non grataan unwelcome person
prima facieat first sight (face)
ab initiofrom the beginning
absolvoI acquit
sine diewithout a day (set for reconvening)
ad hocto this (purpose) -used for temporary committees which serve a particular purpose and are then disbanded
ad litemto the lawsuit-for the purposes of a single lawsuit
sui generisof one's own kind-unique
res adjudicataa thing having been decided-a matter which has been settled by a competent court
post mortemafter death
a posteriorifrom what comes after-reasoning from facts to principals; inductive reasoning
a priorifrom what comes before-reasoning in which consequences are deduced from principals that are assumed; deductive reasoning
a mensa et torofrom table and bed-a legal separation
amicus curiaea friend of the court-a person not party to a lawsuit who gives advice to the court
a vinculo matrimoniifrom the bond of marriage-an absolute divorce
ante bellumbefore the war
bona fidein good faith-genuine, done honestly
cadit quaestiothe question falls-the central idea of an argue or legal cases collapses
casus bellicause of war-a justification for making war
caveat emptorlet the buyer beware
(causa) sine qua non(a cause) without which not-a necessary item or condition
certiorarito be made more certain-name given to a writ calling for a transcript from a lower court to a higher court
compos mentissound of mind-legally sane
non compos mentisnot sound of mind-legally insane
contra bonos moresagainst good morals-against the best interests of society
coram iudicebefore the judge
corpus iurisbody of law
cui bonoto whom for a benefit-who stands to gain
corrigendathat which is to be corrected-items to be corrected
cum grano saliswith a grain of salt- with a bit of healthy scepticism
de factoaccording to fact-in reality
de iureaccording to law
deus ex machinaa god from a machine-an unlikely but timely intervention that resolves all difficulty
anno Dominiin the year of the Lord
annus mirabilisa remarkable year
(argumentum) ad homineman appeal to feelings rather than intellect
e pluribus unumone out of many
et al.and others
et uxand wife
in camerain the room, chamber-in the judge's chambers or in the courtroom with public and press excluded
in aeternumforever
in flagrante delictoin blazing crime-caught red-handed
in extremisat the point of death
in loco parentisin the place of a parent
in rein the matter of
per sethrough itself-in and of itself
inter vivosbetween the living-legal phrase that designates a gift given during the parties' lifetime
in totoin the whole, entirely
mala fidein bad faith
modus operandimethod of operating, the pattern a criminal follows
ne plus ultranot more beyond-the ultimate; the highest attainable point
nolo contendereI do not wish to contend-a plea made by a defendant who does not admit guilt but presents no defense against the charges
nunc pro tuncnow for then-a wage settlement that is retroactive
obiter dictumhaving been said along the way (journey)-an incidental remark made by a judge that has no actual legal bearing
onus probandithe burden of proving-the burden of proof
pendente litewhile the suit is pending-ablative absolute used as an ADVERB
lis pendensa pending law suit-used as a NOUN
per annumper year
per diemper day
per capitaper heads-individually
post scriptumafter having been written-written afterwards
post partumafter childbirth
pro bono publicofor the public good-done without a fee
pro formafor form-as a formality
quid pro quowhat for what-something for something; an exhange; sometimes said of a a plea bargain
qui tacet consentithe who is silent consents-silence implies consent
rara avisa rare bird-a rarity
res ipsa loquiturthe thing speaks for itself-the facts are obvious
(defunctus) sine prole(dead) without issue (children)-said of one deceased with no children to serve as heirs
ultra viresbeyond the powers-acting beyond one's legal authority
habeas corpusyou may have the body-a legal doctrine that requires a person to be charged within a reasonable time or relases
casus bellicause of war
sui jurisof his or her own right, of full legal capacity
mandamuswe command-a type of writ ordering that something be done
per stirpesper branch or stem
in terroremto the terror, for the purposes of frightening
stare decisis (et non quieta movere)to stand on what has been decided-to stick with the legal precedent
ex officioout of one's office, by virtue of holding an office
ex post factofrom after the fact-retroactively
in propria personain one's own person, representing one's self
corpus delictibody of the crime-evidence that a crime has been commited
os. ossisbone
dens, dentistooth
phobiafear
latus, laterisside
ad-to, near to
ab-away from
ante-before
ambi-both
bitwo
circum-around
contra-against, opposite
con-together
di-double
ecto-outside
dis-apart from
endo-within
hyper-over, excessive
hypo-under, deficient
inter-between
infra-below
crus, crurisleg
buccacheek
sanguinisblood
tussiscough
cor, cordisheart
axillaarmpit
aurisear
costarib
morbusdisease
-itisinflammation of
-oma-swelling or tumor
-alhaving to do with, pertaining to
-algiapain
reneskidneys
trans-across
pulmolung
reneskidneys
buccacheek
clunisbuttocks
iliaintestines
iecurliver
pollexthumb
nucleusnut, kernel
morbusdisease
mentumchin
mamma/mamillabreast
gttdrops
b.i.d.twice a day
statimmediately
t.i.d.three times a day
p.c.after meals
sig.write
p.o.by mouth
q.s.as much as needed
swithout
h.s.at bedtime
p.r.n.as needed, as the need arises
a.c.before meals
abs. feb.fever being absent
bibdrink
Mmix
non repdo not refill
post mortemafter death
rigor mortisstiffness of death
angina pectorispainful spasm of the chest
corpus costaebody of the rib
latissimus dorsiwidest muscle of the back


Latin I-IV
Seymour, IN

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