Learn Latin Legal Terms

Name: Learn Latin Legal Terms
Author: Ben

Learn the most common and important Latin legal terms in this course!

200 free flashcards · by Ben · Professional & School / Law

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What you'll learn in Latin Legal Terms

That you have the body — Habeas corpus
For the public good — Pro bono (publico)
Something for something — Quid pro quo
Under penalty — Subpoena
Guilty mind — Mens rea
Guilty act — Actus reus
In fact / Of fact — De facto
By law / Of right — De jure
To stand by things decided — Stare decisis
Friend of the court — Amicus curiae
In good faith — Bona fide
In bad faith — Mala fide
At first face / At first sight — Prima facie
In the matter of — In re
By or from one party — Ex parte
I do not wish to contend — Nolo contendere
Body of the crime — Corpus delicti
Method of operating — Modus operandi (M.O.)
Elsewhere — Alibi
To be made more certain / To be informed — Certiorari
In position / On site — In situ
Among other things — Inter alia
By the fact itself — Ipso facto
By itself / In and of itself — Per se
Of its own accord — Sua sponte
For oneself / On one's own behalf — Pro se
Without which not — Sine qua non
A matter judged — Res judicata
Related to Res Judicata — Collateral estoppel / Issue preclusion
State in which (before) — Status quo (ante)
It does not follow — Non sequitur
Beyond the powers — Ultra vires
Within the powers — Intra vires
See Prima Facie — Prima facie case
For this (specific purpose) — Ad hoc
For the suit / litigation — Ad litem
From the new / Anew — De novo
In chambers / In a room — In camera
Between the living — Inter vivos
In contemplation of death — Causa mortis
After death — Post mortem
From a thing done afterward — Ex post facto
Vacant goods / Ownerless property — Bona vacantia
Let the buyer beware — Caveat emptor
Let the seller beware — Caveat venditor
To be unwilling to pursue — Nolle prosequi
To speak the truth — Voire dire
The thing speaks for itself — Res ipsa loquitur
By what warrant or authority — Quo warranto
We command — Mandamus

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