A | B |
ipso facto | by the fact itself |
persona non grata | an unwelcome person |
prima facie | at first sight (face) |
ab initio | from the beginning |
absolvo | I acquit |
sine die | without a day (set for reconvening) |
ad hoc | to this (purpose) -used for temporary committees which serve a particular purpose and are then disbanded |
ad litem | to the lawsuit-for the purposes of a single lawsuit |
sui generis | of one's own kind-unique |
res adjudicata | a thing having been decided-a matter which has been settled by a competent court |
post mortem | after death |
a posteriori | from what comes after-reasoning from facts to principals; inductive reasoning |
a priori | from what comes before-reasoning in which consequences are deduced from principals that are assumed; deductive reasoning |
a mensa et toro | from table and bed-a legal separation |
amicus curiae | a friend of the court-a person not party to a lawsuit who gives advice to the court |
a vinculo matrimonii | from the bond of marriage-an absolute divorce |
ante bellum | before the war |
bona fide | in good faith-genuine, done honestly |
cadit quaestio | the question falls-the central idea of an argue or legal cases collapses |
casus belli | cause of war-a justification for making war |
caveat emptor | let the buyer beware |
(causa) sine qua non | (a cause) without which not-a necessary item or condition |
certiorari | to be made more certain-name given to a writ calling for a transcript from a lower court to a higher court |
compos mentis | sound of mind-legally sane |
non compos mentis | not sound of mind-legally insane |
contra bonos mores | against good morals-against the best interests of society |
coram iudice | before the judge |
corpus iuris | body of law |
cui bono | to whom for a benefit-who stands to gain |
corrigenda | that which is to be corrected-items to be corrected |
cum grano salis | with a grain of salt- with a bit of healthy scepticism |
de facto | according to fact-in reality |
de iure | according to law |
deus ex machina | a god from a machine-an unlikely but timely intervention that resolves all difficulty |
anno Domini | in the year of the Lord |
annus mirabilis | a remarkable year |
(argumentum) ad hominem | an appeal to feelings rather than intellect |
e pluribus unum | one out of many |
et al. | and others |
et ux | and wife |
in camera | in the room, chamber-in the judge's chambers or in the courtroom with public and press excluded |
in aeternum | forever |
in flagrante delicto | in blazing crime-caught red-handed |
in extremis | at the point of death |
in loco parentis | in the place of a parent |
in re | in the matter of |
per se | through itself-in and of itself |
inter vivos | between the living-legal phrase that designates a gift given during the parties' lifetime |
in toto | in the whole, entirely |
mala fide | in bad faith |
modus operandi | method of operating, the pattern a criminal follows |
ne plus ultra | not more beyond-the ultimate; the highest attainable point |
nolo contendere | I 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 tunc | now for then-a wage settlement that is retroactive |
obiter dictum | having been said along the way (journey)-an incidental remark made by a judge that has no actual legal bearing |
onus probandi | the burden of proving-the burden of proof |
pendente lite | while the suit is pending-ablative absolute used as an ADVERB |
lis pendens | a pending law suit-used as a NOUN |
per annum | per year |
per diem | per day |
per capita | per heads-individually |
post scriptum | after having been written-written afterwards |
post partum | after childbirth |
pro bono publico | for the public good-done without a fee |
pro forma | for form-as a formality |
quid pro quo | what for what-something for something; an exhange; sometimes said of a a plea bargain |
qui tacet consentit | he who is silent consents-silence implies consent |
rara avis | a rare bird-a rarity |
res ipsa loquitur | the 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 vires | beyond the powers-acting beyond one's legal authority |
habeas corpus | you may have the body-a legal doctrine that requires a person to be charged within a reasonable time or relases |
casus belli | cause of war |
sui juris | of his or her own right, of full legal capacity |
mandamus | we command-a type of writ ordering that something be done |
per stirpes | per branch or stem |
in terrorem | to 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 officio | out of one's office, by virtue of holding an office |
ex post facto | from after the fact-retroactively |
in propria persona | in one's own person, representing one's self |
corpus delicti | body of the crime-evidence that a crime has been commited |
os. ossis | bone |
dens, dentis | tooth |
phobia | fear |
latus, lateris | side |
ad- | to, near to |
ab- | away from |
ante- | before |
ambi- | both |
bi | two |
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, cruris | leg |
bucca | cheek |
sanguinis | blood |
tussis | cough |
cor, cordis | heart |
axilla | armpit |
auris | ear |
costa | rib |
morbus | disease |
-itis | inflammation of |
-oma | -swelling or tumor |
-al | having to do with, pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
renes | kidneys |
trans- | across |
pulmo | lung |
renes | kidneys |
bucca | cheek |
clunis | buttocks |
ilia | intestines |
iecur | liver |
pollex | thumb |
nucleus | nut, kernel |
morbus | disease |
mentum | chin |
mamma/mamilla | breast |
gtt | drops |
b.i.d. | twice a day |
stat | immediately |
t.i.d. | three times a day |
p.c. | after meals |
sig. | write |
p.o. | by mouth |
q.s. | as much as needed |
s | without |
h.s. | at bedtime |
p.r.n. | as needed, as the need arises |
a.c. | before meals |
abs. feb. | fever being absent |
bib | drink |
M | mix |
non rep | do not refill |
post mortem | after death |
rigor mortis | stiffness of death |
angina pectoris | painful spasm of the chest |
corpus costae | body of the rib |
latissimus dorsi | widest muscle of the back |