| A | B |
| A.D. | Anno Domini (in the year of the Lord) |
| a. i. | ad interim (temporarily) |
| A. M. | Ante Meridiem (before midday) |
| c., ca., ca or cca. | circa (around, about, approximately) |
| Cap. | capitulus (chapter) |
| cf. | confer (bring together, compare) |
| cp. | compare |
| Cp | ceteris paribus ('all other things being equal') |
| C. V. | curriculum vitae (course of life) |
| D. V. | Deo volente ('God willing') |
| DG / DEI GRA | Dei gratia ('by the grace of God') |
| ead. | eadem (see id. below) |
| et al. | et alii (and others/ and co-workers) |
| etc. | 'and the others', ' and other things' |
| e. g. | exempli gratia (for example, for instance) |
| f. (singular); ff. (plural) | folio/ foliis (and following) |
| ibid. | ibidem (in the same place; book, etc.) |
| id. | idem (the same 'man') |
| i. a. | inter alia (among other things) |
| i. e. | id est (that is, in other words...) |
| J. D. | Juris Doctor (Doctor of law) |
| lb. | libra ('scales' / pound) |
| LL.B. | Legum Baccalaureus (bachelor of laws) |
| M. A. | Magister Artium (Master of Arts) |
| M. O. | modus operandi (method of operating) |