| A | B |
|---|
| per diem | daily; by day |
| per mensem | monthly; by month |
| per annum | yearly: by year |
| in toto | entirely |
| ad infinitum | without limit; endless |
| requiescat in pace | R.I.P "may he/she rest in peace" |
| ipso facto | by the very fact; by the fact itself |
| in hoc signo vinces | (Constantine) in/under this sign you shall conquer |
| A mari usque ad mare | (Canada) "from sea to sea" |
| in situ | in its (original) place |
| caveat emptor | Let the buyer beware |
| dux femina facti | (Vergil) "a woman (was) the leader of the action/deed" |
| rigor mortis | "stiffness of death" |
| sine qua non | (something) indispensable |
| sine die | without a day (set); indefinitely, until a specified date |
| cf. | (confer) compare! |
| cp. | (compara) compare! |
| Dies Irae | Day of Wrath (i.e. Judgment Day) |
| in medias res | in the midst of things/the story |
| in re | "in the matter of..." |
| cum grano salis | with a grain of salt (i.e. with sketicism) |
| ex tempore | on the spur of the moment; without preparation |
| pro tempore | for the time being; temporarily |
| in loco parentis | in the place of a parent (legal term) |
| lapsus linguae | slip of the tongue |
| quid pro quo | something for something (else) |
| persona non grata | an unwelcome person |
| pater patriae | "father of the fatherland" (special honorific title - e.g. Cicero for uncovering Cataline's Conspiracy in 63 B.C. |
| multum in parvo | much in (something) small |
| ex post facto | done after the fact; retroactive |
| Cave canem! | Beware of the dog! |
| Cave felem! | Beware of the cat! |
| Carpe diem! | Seize the day! (Horace) |
| ars longa, vita brevis | art is long(lasting), life is short |
| rara avis | a rare bird (an exceptional person) |
| ad lib. | (ad libitum) - at pleasure; at will |
| ad lib (used as a verb) | to speak extemporaneously; to improvise |
| et al. | (et alii) and others/ (et alia) and other things |
| ad astra per aspera | (Kansas) to the stars through difficulties |
| cedant arma togae | (Wyoming) let arms yield to the toga. |
| dum spiro, spero | (S. Carolina) While I breath I hope. |
| Veritas | (Harvard) Truth |
| Lux et Veritas | (Yale) Light and truth |
| modus operandi | manner of operating (police and detectives refer to a criminal's "m.o." which is his pattern of criminality |
