35 Comman Latin Words Used in Law

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A

Ab initio from the begining


Ad hoc for this purpose
Ad hominem to the man
Ad curiae a friend of court
Ad infinitum to infinity
Ab intestato describing inheritance
from someone dies
with out leaving a valid
will
B
Bonafide in good faith
Bonavacantia empty goods

C
Canveat emptor let the buyer beware
Ceteris paribus all things being
equal
Corrigeda things to be correct
Coup d’etat a stoke of policy

D
De iure based in law
Dejure legal,by right
Denovo a new
Defacto infact

E
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Ex cathedra from the chair
Ex officio by virtual of his office
Ex parte on the side only

I
In situ in place
Inter alia among other thing
Ipso facto by the fact itself
In toto entirely
L
Lingua franca common language
Locus standi a right to interface

M
Mutatis mutandis necessary thing have
been changed
Mala fide with bad faith
Matinee afternoon
N
Non-sequitur something that does not
Follow
P
Pari passu at an equal pace
Prima facia at the first sight
Per diem by the day
Per mensum by the month
Pro forma as a matter of form
Pro rata according to the amount

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Pro tempore for thr time being

Q
Q.E.D that which was to be
demonstrated

R
Reductio ad absurdum reduction to
absurdity
R. I. P let him rest in peace
Rigour mortis stiffness of death
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S
Since quanon without which not
Sub poena under punishment
Sui genesis peauliar
Summa cum laude with higest praise

T
Tabula sasa scraped table

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