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FOREIGN WORDS

ax·i·om n.

1. A self-evident or universally recognized truth; a maxim: "It is an economic axiom as old as the hills that goods and services can be paid for only with goods and services"  (Albert Jay Nock).

2. An established rule, principle, or law.3. A self-evident principle or one that is accepted as true without proof as the basis for argument; a postulate.

 ju·di·ca·ture 

n.1. Administration of justice.

2. The position, function, or authority of a judge.

3. The jurisdiction of a law court or judge.

4. A court or system of courts of law.

suo jure 

adv (Law) Chiefly law in one's own right

suo loco 

adv (Law) Chiefly law in a person or thing's own or rightful place

re·duc·ti·o ad ab·sur·dum 

n.  pl. re·duc·ti·o·nes ad absurdum Disproof of a proposition by showing that it leads to absurd or untenable conclusions.

ad·den·dum 

n.  pl. ad·den·da 

Something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book.

à deux 

adj.Of or involving two individuals, especially when of a private or intimate nature.adv.Privately with only two individuals involved: dining à deux.

ad in·fi·ni·tum 

adv. & adj.To infinity; having no end.

Mon·sieur  n.  pl. Mes·sieurs 1. Abbr. M. Used as a courtesy title before the surname, full name, or professional title of a man in a French-speaking area: Monsieur Cartier; Monsieur Jacques Cartier.

2. monsieur Used as a form of polite address for a man in a French-speaking area.

Bonjour 

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Bonjour is a French word meaning Hello. The word is actually composed of two words: bon means good and jour means day. There isalso bonsoir (Good Evening) and bonne nuit (Good Night).

Bonjour can also refer to:

• Bonjour (software), an Apple computer program which implements Zeroconf , a service discovery protocol

• Bonjour Stradivarius

• Laurence BonJour , contemporary epistemologist and professor of Philosophy at the University of Washington

• Bonjour , a crude cartoon about a French person in need of some underpants.

• Bonjour (album), an album by French-Algerian singer Rachid Taha

en route 

adv. & adj.On or along the way: We are en route to the museum. The store is en route.

[French : en, on + route, route.]

sans 

 prep.

Without.

vis-à-vis 

 prep.1. Face to face with; opposite to.

2. Compared with.

3. In relation to.adv.Face to face.

n.  pl. vis-à-vis 

1. One that is face to face with or opposite to another.2. A date or an escort, as at a party.

3. One that has the same functions and characteristics as another; a counterpart.

ante meridian 

(astronomy)

A section of the celestial meridian; it lies below the horizon, and the nadir is included.Before noon, or the period of time between midnight (0000) and noon (1200).

Post·Script 

A trademark used for an object-oriented computer language for describing the appearance and layout of documents,

used to print high-resolution text and graphics.

post·script 

n. Abbr. PS

1. A message appended at the end of a letter after the writer's signature.2. Additional information appended to the manuscript, as of a book or article.

post·me·rid·i·an 

adj.Of, relating to, or taking place in the afternoon.

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mi·lieu 

n.  pl. mi·lieus or mi·lieux An environment or a setting.

pe·tite 

adj.Small, slender, and trim. Used of a girl or woman. See Synonyms at small.

n.A clothing size for short slender women.

pla·za 

n.1. A public square or similar open area in a town or city.

2.a. A widened roadway forming the approach to tollbooths on a highway.

b. A parking or service area next to a highway.3. A shopping center.

sum·mum bo·num 

n.

The greatest or supreme good.

[Latin : summum, neuter of summus, highest + bonum, good .]

summum bonum n

(Philosophy) the principle of goodness in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived; highest or supreme good

synopsisa condensation or brief review of a subject; summary

voir dire 

n Law 1. (Law) the preliminary examination on oath of a proposed witness by the judge

2. (Law) the oath administered to such a witness[from Old French: to speak the truth]

virtuoso1. a consummate master of musical technique and artistry2. a connoisseur, dilettante, or collector of art objects

en masse 

adv.In one group or body; all together:The protesters marched en masse to the capitol.

[French :en, in +masse, mass.]

Ad extremum

Latin

 To the extreme;at last

A bas

French

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Down with; a bas profiteers

ad i·ni·ti·um

–adverb

at the beginning.

Origin:

< Latin

ad fin.

Latin .

to, toward, or at the end.

Origin:

ad fīnem

 jus soli 

n(Law) Law the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the territory within which hewas born Compare jus sanguinis[from Latin, literally: law of soil]