Latin Legal Maxims PDF

1. Ab extra - From outside. 20. Caveat venditor - Let the seller beware. 2. Ab Initio – From the beginning. 21. Ceteris paribus – Other things being equal. 3. Abundans cauteIa non nocet - Abun...

1. Ab extra - From outside. 20. Caveat venditor - Let the seller beware. 2. Ab Initio – From the beginning. 21. Ceteris paribus – Other things being equal. 3. Abundans cauteIa non nocet - Abundant caution does no harm. 22. Consuetudo loci observanda est - Țhe custom of the place is to be observed. 4. Actio non datur non damnificafo - An action is not given to one who is not 23. Contra - To the contrary. injured. 24. Contra bonos mores – Against good 5. Actiones legis - Law suits. morals. 6. Actori incumbit onus probandi - The 25. Contractus est quasi actus contra actum burden of proof lies on the plaintiff. – A contract is an act as it were against an act. 7. Actus reus -A guilty deed or act. 26. Conventio et modus vincunt legem - A 8. Ad hoc - For this purpose. contract and agreement overcome the law. 9. Ad infinitum - Forever, without limit, to infinity. 27. Corpus – Body 10. Aedificare in tuo proprio solo non licet 28. Damnum sine injuria – damage without quod alteri noceat - It is not lawful to legal injury build on one's own land what may be injurious to another. 29. De facto - In fact. 11. Aequitas legem sequitur- Equity follows 30. De jure - Rightful, by right: the law. 31. Debitum et contractus sunt nullius loci - 12. Alibi - At another place, elsewhere. Debt and contract are of no particular place. 13. Aliunde - From elsewhere, or, from a different source. 32. Debitum in praesenti, solvendum in futuro - A present debt is to be 14. Animo furandi - With an intention of discharged in the future. stealing. 33. Delegata potestas non potest delegari - 15. Animo testandi – With an intention of A delegated authority cannot be again making a will. delegated. 16. Ante - Before. 34. Dominium - Ownership. 17. Assentio mentium - The meeting of 35. Et cetera – Other things of that type. minds, i.e. mutual assent. 36. Ex nudo pacto actio non oritur - No 18. Bona fide - Sincere, in good faith action arises on a contract without a consideration. 19. Caveat emptor - Let the purchaser beware. 37. Ex turpi causa non oritur actio – No 55. lnjuria non excusat injuriam - A wrong action arises on an immoraİ contract. does not excuse a wrong. 38. Factum - An act or deed. 56. Inter alia - Amongst other things. 39. Falsa demonstratio non nocet - A false 57. Interim - Temporary, in the meanwhile. description does not vitiate. 58. Ipso facto- By that very fact 40. Fides servanda est – Good faith is to be preserved. 59. Jus - A right that is recognised in law. 41. Fraus est celare fraudem - It is a fraud to 60. Jus ad rem; jus in re - A right to a thing; conceal a fraud. a right in a thing. 42. Fructus naturales - Vegetation which 61. Jus naturale – Natural justice. grows naturally without cultivation. 62. Lex neminem cogit ad vana seu 43. Generalis regula generaliter est impossiblia - The law compels no one to intelligenda - A general rule is to be do vain or impossible things. generally understood. 63. Lex non oritur ex injuria - The law does 44. Habeas corpus – That you have the not arise from a mere injury. body 64. Lex punit mendaciam - The law punishes 45. Idem – The same person or thing. falsehood. 46. Ignorantia facti excusat, ignorantia juris 65. Mala fide - In bad faith. non excusat – ignorance of fact excuses, ignorance of law does not 66. Mala in se – Bad in themselves. excuse. 67. Mala prohibita - Crimes prohibited. 47. In delicto – At fault 68. Mandamus -We command. 48. In esse – In existence 69. Mens rea – Guilty state of mind. 49. In futoro – In the future 70. Naturae vis maxima est - The force of 50. In omnibus - In every respect. nature is the greatest. 51. In pari delicto potior est conditio 71. Nemo contra factum suum venire potest possidentis – When the parties are - No man can contradict his own deed. equally in the wrong, the condition of the possessor is better. 72. Nexus — Connection 52. In personam - Against the person. 73. Nisi — Unless 53. In situ – In its place 74. Non compus mentis - Not of sound mind and understanding. 54. Indicia - Marks, signs. 75. Par delictum – Equal fault 76. Pari passu- On an equal footing. 97. Ubi jus ibi remedium est – Where there is a right there is a remedy. 77. Per curiam - In the opinion of the court. 98. Verbatim – Word by word, exactly. 78. Post mortem – After death. 99. Vice versa -The other way around. 79. Prima facie -On the face of it. 100. Vide – See. 80. Pro rata - In proportion. 101. Volens - Willing. 81. Pro tempore - For the time being. 102. Volenti non fit injuria - An injury is not 82. Publici juris – Of public right. done to one consenting to it. 83. Quantum - How much, an amount. 103. Voluntas reputatur pro facto – The will is taken for the deed. 84. Quid pro quo – Consideration. Something for something. 85. Re - In the matter of. 86. Res - Matter, affair, thing, circumstance. 87. Res gestae – Things done. 88. Res inter alios acta alteri nocere non debet - Things done between strangers ought not to affect a third person, who is a stranger to the transaction. 89. Res judicata accipitur pro veritate - A thing adjudged is accepted for the truth. 90. Res nulis – Nobody s property. 91. Salus populi est suprema lex - The safety of the people is the supreme law. 92. Sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas - So use your own as not to injure another s property. 93. Stare decisis - To stand by decisions (precedents). 94. Sub modo- Within limits. 95. Sub silentio - In silence. 96. Sui generis - Unique.