FOREIGHN PHRASES

FOREIGN PHRASE MEANING

FOREIGN PHRASE MEANING 37. Status quo Present state

38. Locus Standi Right to intervene
1. Affair de Coeur An affair of the heart 39. Magnum opus A great work
2. Charge d’affaires Deputy Ambassador 40. Mala fide Treacherously
3. Adversus Against
4. Affair d’amour A love affair 41. Modes operandi Way things operate
5. De-jure Rightful 42. On Parole Conditional release
6. De novo New from prison
7. In toto On the whole 43. On the topis Under consideration
8. Aqua pura Water 44. Onus Probandi The burden of proof
9. Ave Welcome 45. Persona grata Acceptable person
10. Ibid In the same book 46. Sine Cura Without care
47. Sine Die Indefinitely
11. Contretemps An awkward situation 48. Sine qua Limited
12. Inter alia Among other things 49. A Priori Reasoning (from cause
13. Inter Se Between themselves to effect)
14. Coup d’dessai A first attempt 50. Ad-hoc Arrange for this purpose
15. Coup d’etat illegal
16. Cul-de Sac Blind alley 51. An-infinitum For ever
17. Ex-parte On one side only 52. Bizarre Fantastic
18. Façade Face of building 53. Bona fide Genuine
towards open space 54. Banton Good manners
19. Douceur Bribe 55. Alumni A former student
20. En-route On the way 56. Ad velorem According to value
57. Fait accompli Things done
21. Ex-post facto Acting retrospectively 58. Genre Style
22. Ex-officio In virtue of one’s office 59. Carter Blanche Full discretionary
23. Sub Judice Under judicial consideration 60. Casus belli An event of war
24. Tete-a-tete Private conversation

between two 61. Debut First appearance as

former
25. Ultima ratio Final argument 62. De facto In fact
26. Ultra Vires Beyond one’s authority 63. D’amour A love affair
27. Vice Versa With the order of terms 64. Denouncement Catastrophe
changed 65. Ad-interim In the meantime
28. Vide Supra Infra See above 66. Ad-libitum To any extent
29. Viva Voce Orally 67. Ad-nauseam To a disgusting extent
30. Viz-a-viz That is to say 68. Toto On the whole
69. Inter allia Among other things
31. Tour de force A feat of strength 70. Inter Se Between themselves
32. Laissez faire Interference by the
state in law and order
33. Intifada Uprising
34. In Camera In a judge’s private room
35. Ad finem To the end
36. Amicus Curiae Friend of court