Legal Latin Phrases
Starting with phrase number 36

  1. Ad acta - To the archives (Legal term - abbreviated as AA)
  2. Ad acta atra peracta sunt facta atta patrata - For dark acts are prepared dark jails (Legal term in reference to serious crimes)
  3. Ad auxilium vocatus - The one called to help (Legal term - ad-vocatus = lawyer)
  4. Ad avizandum - To further consider ( The term employed when a Scottish Court takes further time for the consideration of a cause, instead of pronouncing an immediate decision upon it. The Court is said to ‘take the case ad avizandum’ or to ‘make avizandum of the case’”. This Latinate word is one of the many Scottish legal terms that is not heard in English Courts - Thank you: Alasdair Rankin )
  5. Ad bona - For the good (Legal term - Used in the frase "curator ad bona" in reference to the guardian of estate of minor)
  6. Ad cautelam - As a precaution (Legal term - Refers to a docuement that is not necessary, but it is filed just in case)
  7. Ad effectum vivendi et probandi - To the effect of being seen and proven (Legal term)
  8. Ad hoc - For the immediate purpose (Legal term - It is used to described something that was meant for one purpose, but it is used for another. For example, a knife could be used "ad hoc" as a screwdriver. It could also mean the opposite. For example, a law was passed "ad hoc" to help the victims of a disaster)
  9. Ad hominem - To the man (Diplomatic and Legal term - Attack against the man instead of the facts. An “argument ad hominem” tries to discredit the man, instead of his arguments)
  10. Ad hominen tu quoque - Directed to the man, you too (Legal and philosophical term - You too fallacy - Two wrongs make a right - Argumentum ad hominem that consists of defending oneself by accusing the accuser of the same crime)
  11. Ad idem - Of the same (Legal term - Meeting of the minds - Both parties of the contract understand and accept the terms)
  12. Ad illic - In that place (Legal term)
  13. Ad impossibilia nemo tenetur - No one is obligated to perform the impossible (Legal term)
  14. Ad inquirendum - To the inquiry (Legal term - Court mandate inquiry of anything related to the case)
  15. Ad iuditium - From judgement (Legal term)
  16. Ad libitum - At will (Legal Term abbreviated as ad lib.)
  17. Ad litem - For the suit (Legal term - "guardian ad litem" refers to a party appointed by a court to represent the interests of another)
  18. Ad probationem - To probe (Legal term - evidence used as proof)
  19. Ad quem - To which (Legal term - e.g. Terminus ad quen Limit to which - compare with post quem - after which)
  20. Ad referendum - To reference (Legal term and also Diplomatic term - Indicates that although the main points has been agreed to, there are still details to be worked out later)
  21. Ad solemnitatem - To solemnity (Legal term - Seriousness required to validate the act)
  22. Ad usum - To usage (Legal term - According to custom)
  23. Ad verecundiam - To the venerability (Legal and philosophical term used in logic to describe a Argumentum ad hominem fallacy, where an argument is accepted due to the respect (venerability) of the person asserting it, instead of the facts - Also known as argument to respect or argument to prestige)
  24. Addictio bonorum libertatum servandorum causa - Property exchanged to gain freedom (Legal term - When a master died, the slaves could obtain the property with the condition that they pay all the creditors)
  25. Adhuc sub iudice lis est - The dispute is still before the judge (Horace - Legal term - Ars poetica)

Total: 647
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