| A | B |
| corpus delicti | the body of a crime) the fundamental facts of a crime |
| in re | in the matter of; concerning |
| in toto | entirely |
| ex officio | by virtue of (one's) office |
| de iure | by right; legally |
| de facto | in fact; actually; in reality |
| prima facie | on first sight/appearance |
| casus belli | a case (cause) for war |
| in situ | in its (original) place |
| status quo | the existing (present) state of affairs |
| sine qua non | indispensible; a necessity (lit. without with it is not possible) |
| pro bono (publico) | for the (public) good |
| vade mecum | (lit. come with me) a constant companion |
| i.e. | (id est) that is |
| pro tem | (pro tempore) for the time being |
| viz. | (videlicet) namely |
| op. cit. | (opere citato) in the work cited |
| q.v. | (quod vide) (which) see |
| ibid | (ibidem) in the same place |
| In Deo speramus | (Brown Univ) In god we trust (hope) |
| Veritas vos liberabit. | (Johns Hopkins) The truth shall set you free. |
| regnat populus | (Arkansas) the people rule |
| Montani semper liberi | (West Virginia) Mountaineers are always free. |
| Excelsior (New York) | Ever higher |