This document defines 30 Latin legal terms, including their meanings:
1) Ab Initio - At or from the beginning
2) Ad Idem - Meeting of the minds
3) Ad Infinitum - Without limit, to eternity, to endless extent
4) Caveat Emptor - The principle that the buyer is responsible for checking goods before purchase.
5) De Facto - In fact or in reality
6) De Jure - According to rightful entitlement or claim, by right
7) Ex Parte - For one party
8) Sine Qua Non - Without which not
9) Ratio Decidendi - The rule of law a judicial decision is based on.
This document defines 30 Latin legal terms, including their meanings:
1) Ab Initio - At or from the beginning
2) Ad Idem - Meeting of the minds
3) Ad Infinitum - Without limit, to eternity, to endless extent
4) Caveat Emptor - The principle that the buyer is responsible for checking goods before purchase.
5) De Facto - In fact or in reality
6) De Jure - According to rightful entitlement or claim, by right
7) Ex Parte - For one party
8) Sine Qua Non - Without which not
9) Ratio Decidendi - The rule of law a judicial decision is based on.
This document defines 30 Latin legal terms, including their meanings:
1) Ab Initio - At or from the beginning
2) Ad Idem - Meeting of the minds
3) Ad Infinitum - Without limit, to eternity, to endless extent
4) Caveat Emptor - The principle that the buyer is responsible for checking goods before purchase.
5) De Facto - In fact or in reality
6) De Jure - According to rightful entitlement or claim, by right
7) Ex Parte - For one party
8) Sine Qua Non - Without which not
9) Ratio Decidendi - The rule of law a judicial decision is based on.
2. Ad Idem- meeting of the minds 3. Ad Infinitum- without limit, to eternity, to endless extent 4. Ad Nauseam- repeated act which becomes annoying or tiresome (bored) 5. Ad Valoram- According to the value 6. Ambiguitas latens- latent ambiguity 7. Anbiguitas patens- uncertainty on the face of a legal document 8. Amicus Curiae- an impartial adviser to a court of law in a particular cases (friend of the Court) 9 . Animus Possidendi-. An intention to possess 10. Bonafide- Good faith 11. Caveat Emptor- the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of the goods before a purchase is made 12 De Facto-. In fact or in reality 13 De Jure-. According to rightful entitlement or claim, by right 14 De Novo-. Starting from the beginning 15 Ejusdem generis-. Of the same kind 16 Ex Parte- for one party 17. Ex post Facto- with retrospective action or force 18. Factum Valet- what ought not to be done, becomes valid when done it already. 19. Sine Qua Non- without which not 20. Jus In Personam- right against a person 21. Locus Standi- the right or capacity to bring an action or to appear in a court 22. Ratio Decidendi- the rule of law on which a judicial decision is based 23. Obiter Dictum- “by the way”, that is, a remark in a judgment that is “said in passing” 24. Modus Operandi- a particular way or method of doing something 25 Nudum Pactum- naked promise or bare promise 26. Onus Probandi- burden of proof 27. Pari Passu- at the same time 28 Prima Facie- sufficient to establish a fact or raise a presumption unless disprove or rebutted 29. Pro Bono publico- for the public good 30. Quid Pro Quo- Something for something