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COLLEGE OF LAW
1. LEX TUTISSIMA CASSIS SUB CLYPEO LEGIS NEMO DECIPITUR
Latin, meaning Law is the safest helmet; under the shield of the law no one is deceived.
2. consensus facit legem -Consent makes the law
Imperator erat ex officio quoque dux exercitus.
The emperor was by virtue of his position also the leader of the army
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges In the most corrupt state are the most laws (Terence)
cursus curiae est lex curiae The practice of the court is the law of the court
de minimis non curat lex The law does not concern itself with trifles
durum hoc est sed ita lex scripta est This is harsh but the law is written
dura lex sed lex The law is hard, but it is the law
contra ius commune Against common law
contra ius gentium Against the law of nations
custodia legis In the custody of law
concordia discors Harmony in discord (Horace)
adversus solem ne loquitor Don't speak against the sun (i.e., don't argue an obvious fact)
disputandi pruritus ecclesiarum scabies An itch for disputation is the incurable disease of the church
ad verecundiam Appeal to modesty in an argument
componere lites To settle disputes (Horace)
absens haeres non erit The absent one will not be heir
abusus non tollit usum Abuse of a right does not invalidate use
ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia Consequences of abuse do not aply to general use
curia advisari vult The court wishes to be advised
lex non distinguitur nos non distinguere debemus The law does not distinguish and so we ought not distinguish.
accipiunt leges, populus quibus legibus ex lex They consent to laws which place people beyond the pale of the law
ex curia Out of court
nolle prosequi To be unwilling to prosecute
Word Pronunciation Original Meaning Modern Meaning
affidavit uhf-fee-day-wit he pledged a sworn, written statement
bona fide boh-nuh fee-day
(in) good faith sincere, genuine
habeas corpus
ha-bay-us kor-pus
may you have the body
bring a person before a court
per diem pur dee-em per day, by the day daily
pro bono pro bo-no for the good done for free for the public good
status quo stuh-toos kwo the existing condition or state of affairs
how things are currently
sub poena
soob poi-na under the penalty an order commanding a person to appear in court under a penalty for not appearing
Word Pronunciation Original Modern Meaning
Meaning
ad hoc ad hok to this for a specific purpose, case, or situation
corpus delicti
kor-pus de-lick-tee
body of the crime
material evidence in a crime
de facto day fak-toe from the fact in reality; actually; in effect
de iure day you-ray from the law according to law; by right
ad infinitum ad in-fee-nee-toom
forever forever
in absentia in ab-sen-tee-ah in (his/her) absence
in (his/her) absence
in camera in ka-me-rah in a room in private; no spectators allowed
in loco parentis
in lo-ko pa-ren-tis in the place of a parent
in the place of a parent
ipso facto eep-so fak-toe by the fact itself by that very fact
locus delicti low-koos day-lick-tee
scene of the crime
scene where a crime took place
modus operandi
moh-dus o-per-un-dee
mode of working
method of operating
nolo contendere
no-lo kon-ten-de-re
I do not wish to contend
a plea by the defendant that's equivalent to an admission of guilt (and leaves him subject to punishment) but allows him the legal option to deny the charges later
prima facie pree-mah fah- at first face at first sight
key-ay
pro forma pro for-ma for the sake of form
done as formality, done for the show
quid pro quo kwid pro kwo this for that something for something; tit for tat; an equal exchange
Word Pronunciation Original Meaning
Modern Meaning
a mensa et toro
ah men-sa eht to-row
from table and bed
legal separation
casus belli ka-soos bel-lee occasion of war an event that justifies a war
cui bono coo-ee bo-no for whom the good
whom does it benefit?
(in) flagrante delicto
in fla-gran-tay day-lick-toe
while the crime is burning
red-handed, in the act
inter alia in-ter ah-lee-ah among other things
among other things
mutatis mutandis
moo-tah-tees moo-tun-dees
having changed what must be changed
after making the necessary changes
non compos mentis
non kom-posmen-tis
not of sound mind
mentally incompetent
obiter dictum
oh-bee-terdeek-toom
something said in passing
something a judge says in arguing a point, but has no bearing on the final decision
onus probandi
oh-nis pro-bun-dee
burden of proving
burden of proof
pendente lite
pen-den-taylee-tay
while judgment is pending
a case in progress
res ipsa loquitur
rays eep-sa lo-kwee-tur
the matter itself speaks
it goes without saying
sine qua non
see-nay kwa non without which not
an indispensable condition; a prerequisite
sine die see-nay dee-ay without a day postponed indefinitely
sub judice sub you-dee-kay under the judge pending judgment
ultra vires ool-trah wee-rays beyond strength
outside one's jurisdiction