| A | B |
|---|
| mala fide | in bad faith |
| bona fide | in good faith; legitimate |
| subpoena | under penalty |
| prima facie | at first sight |
| nolo contendere | I do not contest (the charge) |
| corpus delecti | body of the crime (material evidence) |
| pro forma | as a matter of form |
| pro tempore | for the time being |
| de jure | by law; according to the law |
| de facto | according to the facts, actually |
| modus operandi (m.o.) | way of operating |
| non compos mentis | not in control of your mind |
| ipso facto | by the very fact itself |
| quid pro quo | what for what? An exchange of favors |
| ex officio | in virtue of one's official position |
| cui bono | for what purpose, to whom is the benefit |
| et alii | and other persons or things |
| in propria person | in one's own person |
| in absentia | in the abscence of |
| amicus curiae | friend of the court |
| per capita | by heads, every individual |
| ex post facto | operating retroactively; from the action afterwards |
| per se | through itself |
| in flagrante delicto | while the crime is blazing; caught "red-handed" |
| ad hoc | to this; for this specific purpose |
