- a quo – Previous
- ab extra – From outside ab initio – From the beginning
- actus reus – Guilty act ad hoc – For this
- ad idem – To the same thing
- ad valorem – According to value
- affidavit – A formal statement of fact
- Audi alteram partem – Hear the other side
- bona fide – In good faith bona vacantia – Ownerless goods
- caveat emptor – Let the buyer beware
- consensus ad idem – Agreement as to the subject or object of the contract. cui bono – As a benefit to whom?
- de facto – Concerning fact doli incapax – Incapable of guilt
- ejusdem generis – Of the same class
- ex facie – On the face ex officio – From the office ex post facto law – A law that makes a past act illegal that was not illegal when it was done.
- n pari materia – In the same matter
- locus standi – The right of a party to appear and be heard before a court. male fide – Bad faith
- mens rea – Guilty mind nemo dat quod non habet – No one gives what he doesn’t have.
- obiter dictum – A thing said in passing
- pro bono publico – For the public good
- quid pro quo – This for That ratio decidendi – Reason for the decision
- stare decisis – The obligation of a judge to stand by a prior precedent.
- res judicata – A matter that has been finally adjudicated, no further appeals or legal actions by the involved parties is now possible.
- sui generis – Something that is unique amongst a group.
- supra – Above
- vis major – Act of God
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