Legal Latin Phrases
Starting with phrase number 101

  1. Argumentum a minori ad maius - Argument from minor to minor (Legal term)
  2. Argumentum ad antiquitatem - Argument to antiquity (Legal term - Consists of saying that if something is done by tradition, then it is not illegal)
  3. Argumentum ad baculum - Argument by the cane (Legal and Philosophical term - Argument by force or threat)
  4. Argumentum ad consequentiam - Argument to the consequences (Legal and Philosophical term)
  5. Argumentum ad cruneman - Argument to the purse (Legal and Philosophical term - A fallacy that says that something must be true, because the one who asserts it is rich - Compare with argumentum ad lazarum)
  6. Argumentum ad hominen - Argument against the man (Legal and Philosophical term - A fallacy that says that attacks the one who asserts it, instead of looking at the facts )
  7. Argumentum ad ignorantiam - Argument from ignorance (Legal and philosophical term - Fallacy that indicates that something must be true, because there is no proof to the contrary. For example, that there are extraterrestrials, because there is no evidence that proves that they do not exist)
  8. Argumentum ad iuditium - Argument to the justice (Legal term)
  9. Argumentum ad lazarum - Argument to poverty (Legal and Philosophical term - A fallacy that says that something must be true, because the one who makes it is poor - Compare with argumentum ad cruneman)
  10. Argumentum ad verecundiam - Argument to respect (Legal term - he said, she said)
  11. Argumentum falsum dilemma - False dilemma argument (Legal and philosophical term - Fallacy where the discussion is reduced to just two options)
  12. Argumentum hominem paleae - Straw Man argument (Legal and philosophical term - Fallacy where it regutes something that the opponent did not say, either by exaggerating or misinterpreting what he said)
  13. Argumentum petitio Principii - Argument of asking for the beginning (Legal and philosophical term - Fallacy in which one person uses the conclusion as one of the premises to prove his conclusion. It is also called "begging the question", "circular argument" and "vicious circle". In Plato's Phaedo, Socrates incurs such fallacy trying to prove that the soul is immortal)
  14. Audi et alteram partem - Let us hear the other side (Legal term)
  15. Aut dedere aut iudicare - Either extradite or prosecute (Legal Term - International law)
  16. Beati possidentes - Blessed are those who have (Legal Term - "Possession is nine points of the law")
  17. Bis de eadem re ne sit actio - The action cannot be brought over again (Legal term - Any attempt to obtain a judicial rehearing of the same question)
  18. Bona fide - In good faith (Legal term - Documents that establish one's credential)
  19. Bona fidem in contractibus considerari aequum est - It is fair to consider the good faith of contracts (Legal term)
  20. Bona fides semper praesumitur nissi mala adesse probetur - Good faith is always presumed, if bad faith is not proven (Legal term)
  21. Bona Vacantia - Vacant Goods (Legal Term - Something of value with no known owner, like in "The estate of someone who has passed without a will". - Thank you: Roger Hill)
  22. Bonae fidei possessor suos facit fructus consumptos - The possessor in good faith makes his the fruits consumed (Legal term - Possession is ninth tens of the law)
  23. Bonum commune praeminet bono singulari unius personae - The common good is more important than the particular good (Legal and Ethical term - Saint Thomas Aquinas - It is, or should be, one of the most important social principles for the state, and foundation of Administrative Law)
  24. Bonum ex integra causa, malum ex quocunque defectu - An action is good only if each element in it is good; It is bad if any one of those elements is bad (Legal and Ethical term - Saint Thomas Aquinas)
  25. Brevi manu - With short hand (Legal term - Without legal warrant - Ownership by possession - Compare with longa manu)

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