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A contratio sensu - by the contrary reason. In the contrary sense, inversely.
A fortiori – With stronger reason.
A latere – alongside.
A non domino – which does not come from the owner.
A posteriori – according to foreseen events.
A priori – according to unforeseen events.
A quo: lower court from which the case originates. The one whose decision is appealed from.
A quo=Judge or lower court from which the case originates; The one whose decision is appealed from - Date or start of a deadline
Ab absurdo: by absurdity.
Ab aeterno: from eternity.
Ab initio: from the beginning.
Ab intestato: without a will.
Ab irato - In the heat of anger.
Aberratio ictus: an act directed at one person that indirectly affects a third party.
Aberratio Rei - Mistake of thing.
Abolitio criminis - Abolition of the crime.
Absent reo: in the absence of the defendant.
Accessorium sequitur principale: the accessory follows the principal.
Accidentalia negotii: incidental matters.
Accipiens: good-faith creditor of a payment not due to him.
Acessorium sequitur principale - The accessory follows the principal.
Actio ad exhibendum: action for exhibition.
Actio de damno infecto: action for feared damage.
Actio de in rem verso: action for reimbursement of undue payment.
Actio de negotiis gestis: action for taking and accounting by a business manager.
Actio ex empto: buyer's action to claim delivery of the sold item.
Actio in personam - Personal action or action against a person.
Actio in rem - Real action or action concerning property.
Actio libera in causa: free action in the cause of the crime.
Actio negotiorum gestorum: action by a business manager to recover expenses from management.
Actio quanti minoris: action for price reduction due to defects in the sold item.
Actio quanti minoris - Action for price reduction.
Actor probat actionem - The plaintiff proves the action.
Ad Arbitrium - arbitrarily.
Ad argumentandum tantum - for argument's sake only.
Ad causam: for the case.
Ad cautelam: as a precaution.
Ad corpus – for the whole.
Ad exemplus: for example.
Ad hoc - For this. Temporary replacement for the specific case.
Ad Infinitum – To infinity, without end, indefinitely.
Ad instar – in the likeness of.
Ad judicia – For the court in general, for judicial purposes – power of attorney for judicial matters.
Ad libitum – at will.
Ad litem – for the lawsuit. For the litigation; power of attorney or mandate for a specific lawsuit.
Ad literam – literally.
Ad mensuram – by measure.
Ad negotia: for business. Used to refer to power of attorney granted for the execution of a business or extrajudicial matter.
Ad nuntum: by the will of. Depending on the will of another.
Ad perpetuam rei memoriam: for the perpetual memory of the thing, fact – proceedings requested and carried out with a perpetual character, when there is a fear that the evidence may disappear.
Ad probationem: for proof.
Ad processum: for the process.
Ad quem – higher court to which the case is forwarded; - to whom one appeals.
Ad quo: Judge or Court from which a case originates. The one whose decision is appealed from.
Ad referendum - Subject to approval by the competent authority.
Ad rem - Direct affirmation regarding the matter.
Ad solemnitatem: requiring legal solemnity.
Ad valorem – According to value.
Afectio societatis – intention to form a partnership.
Affidavit: affirmation.
Alea jacta est – The die is cast.
Alibi – Elsewhere. A defense used by a person to claim they were elsewhere and not at the scene.
Alma mater – Creative mother.
Alter ego – Other self.
Amor omnia vinciti – Love conquers all.
Animus abutendi – intention to abuse.
Animus adjuvanti - Intention to help.
Animus dolandi - Intent to cause harm; to prejudice.
Animus furtandi - Intention to steal.
Animus jocandi – intention to joke, jest.
Animus laedendi - Intention to harm.
Animus lucrandi – intention to profit.
Animus manendi: intention to establish permanent residence. Intention to remain.
Animus necandi – intention to kill.
Animus nocendi – intention to harm. to be harmful to.
Animus possidendi – intention to possess.
Animus simulandi - Intention to feign.
Animus solvendi – intention to pay.
Animus violandi – intention to violate.
Animus: intention.
Anno Domini – In the year of the Lord.
Apud acta - In the records, with the records.
Apud: with.
Avis rara– Said of a person, though welcome, who visits rarely.
"B"
Beneplácito – With approval.
Bens pro diviso - Divisible assets.
Bens pro indiviso - Indivisible assets.
Bis – Again, once more, repetition.
Bis in idem – being tried twice for the same offense.
Bona fide – In good faith.
Boni mores – Good morals.
Brevi manu – immediately.
"C"
Capitis deminutio – inversion of the order of values.
Caput: head.
Caução de damno infecto – bond for feared damage.
Caução de rato: bond for the mandate.
Causa debendi: cause of indebtedness.
Causa mortis – Cause determining death.
Causa petendi – cause of action.
Cessão in solutum - assignment to release the assignor from their obligations.
Cessão pro solvendo - power of attorney granted by the assignor to the assignee to collect credit from the debtor.
Citra petita – less than what was requested. Less than what was asked for.
Cláusula ad judicia – mandate granted for general jurisdiction.
Cláusula constituti – one that contains an obligation to transfer property.
Cogito ergo sum – I think, therefore I am.
Coisa extra commercium – thing outside of commerce.
Communis opinio – common opinion.
Competência ratione loci – determined by reason of domicile or place of the property.
Competência ratione materiae – determined by reason of the category or nature of the jurisdiction.
Competência ratione valori – determined by the value of the case.
Concessa venia: with due consent.
Concilium fraudis – plan of fraud.
Conditio sine qua non - Condition without which nothing can be done.
Consummatum est - It is finished, it is done.
Contra legem – against the law.
Contradictio in terminis: contradiction in terms.
Coram legem - Before the law.
Corpus delicti – corpus delicti.
Corrigenda – Errors to be corrected, errata.
Cuique suum – To each his own.
Culpa in comitendo – fault in committing.
Culpa in custodiendo – fault in guarding.
Culpa in eligendo – fault in choosing.
Culpa in omittendo – fault in omitting.
Culpa in vigilando: fault in supervising.
Curriculum Vitae – Course of life; set of biographical data and all professional activities.
Custas ex causa – costs in free legal aid.
Custas ex lege – legal costs.
Custas pro rata – costs to be shared among the parties.
"D"
Dano ex delicto: damage caused by criminal offense with repercussions in the civil sphere.
Data venia – with due consent.
Datio in solutum – giving in payment.
De cujus – deceased, deceased, estate inventoried, deceased whose estate is being handled.
De cujus successione agitur - of whose succession we are speaking.
De facto: in fact.
De fide – Of faith, with the authority of faith.
De gratia – Free of charge.
De iure condendo or constituendo – of the law to be enacted.
De iure constituto – of the enacted law.
De iure: by law.
De lege ferenda – of the law to be created.
De lege lata – of the enacted law.
De meritis – of the merit.
De proprio motu – Spontaneously.
De visu – by sight.
Debitum coniugale – marital debt.
Defensor ex officio – public defender.
Deficit – Negative balance.
Dei gratia – By the grace of God.
Delirium tremens – alcoholic delirium.
Dies a quo – the day on which a deadline begins to run.
Dies certus an er quando: a certain day and when.
Dies certus an incertus quando: a certain but uncertain day as to when.
Dies incertus quando: an uncertain day as to when.
Dixi – I have spoken.
Doação inter vivos - donation between living persons.
Doação ou mortis causa – donation made on the condition that the donee survives the donor.
Dolo res ipsa – presumed fraud.
Dolo res ipsa - Presumed fraud.
Dolos malus – bad faith.
Dolus bonus – good faith.
Dolus malus - Bad faith.
Domine, quo vadis? – Lord, where are you going?
Dum vita est, spes est – While there is life, there is hope.
Dura lex, sed lex – The law is harsh, but it is the law.
"E"
Ecce Homo! – Behold the man (Christ).
Emendatio Libelli - used when there is an error in the indictment or complaint in the classification of the crime - the judge makes the correction independently of any proceeding.
Erga omnes – against all.
Errare humanum est – To err is human.
Error facit – error of fact.
Error in objecto – error regarding the object.
Error in persona – error regarding the person.
Error iuris: error of law.
Essentialia negotii - essential elements of a contract.
Est modus in rebus - there is a limit in all things.
Et alii – and others.
Eventus damni – event of damage.
Ex abrupto – suddenly.
Ex abundantia – abundantly.
Ex adverso – from the opposite side.
Ex aecquo et bono: according to equity and good conscience.
Ex aecquo: equality of merit or title.
Ex ante: beforehand.
Ex auctoritate propria: by one's own authority.
Ex cathedra: from the chair; as a scholar.
Ex consensu: with consent.
Ex corde – From the heart, sincerely.
Ex facto oritur jus: the law arises from the facts.
Ex intefro: in full.
Ex iure: according to law.
Ex lege: according to law.
Ex locato - Used to express a lease relationship, existing between lessor and lessee, by virtue of a contract.
Ex more: according to custom; according to custom.
Ex nunc: from now on - refers to an act that takes effect from its execution onwards, without retroactive effect.
Ex officio: officially.
Ex positis: from what has been stated.
Ex professo: masterfully.
Ex proprio iure: by one's own right.
Ex tunc: Since then; indicating that the act also covers the past, affecting a previous situation.
Ex vi legis: by force of law.
Ex vi: by force; By virtue of; as a consequence of what the law stipulates.
Excelsior – Higher.
Exceptio rei iudicato - Exception of res judicata.
Exceptio veritatis: exception of truth.
Exempi gratia: for example.
Exequatur – let it be executed; let it be complied with; authorization from the STF for judicial acts requested by foreign authorities to be enforced in the country.
Ex-officio – By virtue of office.
Expressis verbis: in express terms.
Extra matrimonium: outside of marriage.
Extra muros: outside the limits.
Extra petita: beyond the request. The judgment must not deal with matters not requested by the plaintiff.
Ex-voto – By virtue of a promise, a vow.
"F"
Fac simile - Faithful reproduction of an original. Exact reproduction.
Fácies – Facial appearance, physiognomy.
Facta concludentia: conclusive facts.
Facta praeterita: past facts.
Factum principis: act of the prince.
Facultas agendi: faculty to act.
Fiador in solidum: joint guarantor.
Fiat Lux – Let there be light.
Fiat voluntas tua – Expression of resignation in the face of suffering that cannot be avoided.
Ficta confessio: fictitious confession.
Ficta possessio: fictitious possession.
Fictio iuris: legal fiction.
Finium regundorum: action for demarcation or regulation of properties.
Forum rei sitae - Forum of the location of the property.
Fraus legis: fraud against the law.
Fumus boni iuris: smoke of good law. Reasonable claim with prospects of success in court.
Furtum improprium: improper theft.
Furtum proprium: proper theft.
"G"
Gloria in excelsis Deo – Glory to God in the highest.
Gratia argumentandi - For arguing.
Grosso modo– Roughly, approximately, in general terms.
"H"
Habeas corpus – action to guarantee freedom of movement - freedom to come and go; used to repress or prevent illegal arrest or coercion.
Habeas data: action that guarantees the interested party access to information concerning their person, contained in records or databases of governmental or public entities, as well as correction of such data.
Hic et nunc: here and now. immediately.
Homo hominis lupus – Man is wolf to man.
Honoris causa – In consideration of merit.
Honoris causa: for honor, honorary university degree conferred as a tribute.
"I"
Ibidem: in the same place.
Id est – That is, namely.
Idem – The same.
Idem per idem: the same for the same.
Ilegitimidade ad causam: illegitimacy for the cause.
Ilegitimidade ad processum: illegitimacy for the process.
Im memoriam: in memory.
Impotentia coendi: inability to conceive.
Impotentia generandi: inability to fertilize.
Imprimatur: let it be printed.
Improbus administrator: dishonest administrator.
Improbus litigator: dishonest litigant.
In absentia: in absence.
In actu: in act.
In albis: blank.
In articulo mortis: moment close to death.
In casu: in the case.
In dubio pro reo: in doubt, in favor of the accused.
In extremis: in the final moments of life.
In fieri: about to be born.
In fine - At the end.
In fraude legis: in fraud of the law.
In futurum: in the future.
In genere: in general.
In hoc signo vinces – With this sign you will conquer. In loco – In the place.
In initio litis: at the beginning of the lawsuit.
In integrum: entirely.
In intinere: event that occurred during the usual commute.
In limine litis: at the beginning of the lawsuit.
In limine: at the beginning.
In loco – on the spot.
In memoriam – In memory.
Inaudita altera pars - without hearing the other party - occurs in preliminary injunctions and in appeals for clarification that do not have a modifying effect.
In nomine: in the name of.
In perpetuum: forever.
In promptu – Improvisedly.
In re/in rem: relating to property or a real right.
In rem verso: for the benefit of another.
In retum natura: things of nature.
In situ: in place.
In solidum: in full. in payment.
In specie: in kind.
In terminis: at the end.
In thesi: in theory.
In totum: in whole; in entirety.
In verbis: in these terms.
In vino veritas – In wine, there is truth.
In vitro – Laboratory experiment conducted on glass slides.
In vivo – Laboratory experiment conducted on living beings, on test subjects, dogs, etc.
In: in.
Infra: below.
Institutas: one of the parts of the Corpus Iuris Civilis.
Intentio legis: intention of the law.
Inter alios acta: done between others.
Inter vivos – Between living persons.
Interpretatio cessat in claris: interpretation ceases when the law is clear.
Intra muros: within the limits.
Intra vires hereditatis: heir's obligation within and to the extent of the inheritance.
Intra-muros – Within the city, inside the city walls.
Intuitu personae: in consideration of the person.
Ipsis literis/verbis: in the same words.
Ipsis litteris – Literally. Textually; with the same letters.
Ipsis verbis - Exactly as stated; with the same words; with the speaker's own words.
Ipso facto: by the same fact.
Ipso iure: by the same law.
Iter criminis: itinerary of the crime.
Iura in re aliena: rights over another's property.
Iura: rights.
Iure et facto: by law and in fact.
Iure proprio: by one's own right.
Iurias tantum: rebuttable presumption.
Iuris et de iure: of law and by law.
Iuris praecepta: legal rules.
Iuris Tantum - By law; what follows from the law itself.
Ius abutendi: right to abuse.
Ius agendi: right to act.
Ius applicationis: right of application.
Ius civile: civil law.
Ius commune: common law.
Ius condentum: law to be enacted.
Ius conditum: already enacted law.
Ius disponendi: right to dispose.
Ius fruendi: right to enjoy.
Ius generale: general law.
Ius genitum: law of nations.
Ius in re: real right.
Ius manendi: right to remain.
Ius naturale: natural law.
Ius non scripitum: unwritten law.
Ius persequendi: right to pursue.
Ius possessionis: right of possession.
Ius possidendi: right to possess.
Ius postulandi: right to plead.
Ius privatum: private law.
Ius publicum: public law.
Ius puniendi: right to punish.
Ius retentionis: right of retention.
Ius sanguinis: right of blood.
Ius scriptum: written law.
Ius singulare: singular law.
Ius soli: right of soil.
Ius utendi: right to use.
Ius: right.
"J"
Juízo a quo – lower court.
Juízo ad quem – higher court.
Julgamento citra petita - judgment less than what was requested.
Julgamento extra petita - judgment beyond what was requested.
"L"
Lacrima Crhristi – Christ's Tear.
Lato sensu – In a broad sense. Unrestricted sense.
Legitimario ad processum: legitimacy for the process.
Legitimatio ad causam: legitimacy for the cause.
Lex duodecim tabulorum: law of the twelve tables.
Lex fori: law of the forum.
Lex loci: law of the place.
Lex mitior: more lenient law.
Lex privata: private law.
Lex rei sitae: law of the location of the property.
Lex: law.
Libertas quae sera tamen - Liberty even if late.
Litis contestatio: joinder of issue.
Loco citato: cited place.
Locus regit actum: the law of the place governs the acts.
Longa manus: long arm.
"M"
Mandamus - Used to designate Writ of Mandamus.
Mandato ad judicia: power of attorney for general jurisdiction.
Mandato ad litem: judicial mandate granted by the judge to a defaulting or absent party.
Mandato ad negotia: power of attorney for judicial business.
Mandato aliena gratia: mandate in the interest of a third party.
Magistrature débout - Standing magistracy (French expression).
Manus - Ministry.
Manu militari: by military force; execution of an act or obligation by the public force.
Meit um causae - Merits of the case.
Mens legis: spirit of the law.
Meritum causae: merits of the case.
Meta iptata: goal achieved.
Modus acquirendi - Mode of acquisition.
Modus aquirendi: mode of acquisition.
Modus faciendi: mode of doing.
Modus operandi: mode of operation.
Modus probandi: mode of proof.
Modus vivendi – Way of living, commitment made with justice for better life conduct.
Modus vivendi: way of living.
Modus: model; way.
Mora accipiendi: delay by the creditor.
Mora debitoris: delay by the debtor.
Mora ex persona: delay established by judicial interpellation.
Mora ex re: delay due to non-fulfillment on the due date.
Mora solvendi: delay by the debtor.
Mora uxorio: concubinage.
Motu proprio – By one's own impulse, spontaneously.
Motu proprio: on one's own initiative.
Mutatio Libelli - occurrence of a new essential circumstance - the judge orders the defense to be heard.
Mutatis mutandis – Applies to two facts that, with slight alteration of circumstances, are the same. Change what needs to be changed.
"N"
Natura non facit saltus: nature does not make leaps.
Naturalia negotii: natural elements of a contract.
Nec plus ultra – Nothing beyond this is better.
Negotiorum gestio: management of affairs.
Neminem laedere: to harm no one.
Nemo iudex sine lege: no judge without law.
Nihil obstat – Nothing prevents. Nothing hinders.
Nomen iuris: legal name.
Non bis in idem: not being tried twice for the same offense.
Non dominis: not the owner.
Non liquet: not clear.
Norma agendi: rule of action.
Nota bene: (N.B.): note well.
Notitia criminis: notice of the crime.
Nula poena sine lege: no penalty without law.
Numerus clausus: closed number.
Numerus clausus - Closed number.
"O"
Obligatio dandi – obligation to give.
Obligatio faciend - : obligation to do.
Obligatio in solidum – joint obligation.
Obligatio propter rem – real accessory obligation.
Occasio legis – occasion of the law.
Omnia vincit amor – Love conquers all.
Onus probandi: burden of proof.
Ope legis: by force of law.
Opere citato – In the work cited. (op. cit.)
Opinio iuris doctorum: legal opinion of scholars.
Opinio iuris: legal opinion.
Opportuno tempore: at the opportune time.
Opus citatum (Op. Cit.): cited work.
Otium cum dignitate – Rest with dignity.
"P"
Pacta sunt servanda: agreements must be kept.
Pacto contrahendo: preliminary agreement.
Pacto de non alienando: pact not to alienate the property.
Pacto de non cedendo: pact prohibiting assignment of credit or right.
Pacto de non petendo: pact not to judicially enforce a debt.
Pacto de quota litis: pact that sets attorney fees based on the outcome of the case.
Pacto reservati dominii: pact of reservation of title.
Pactum scelleris: criminal pact.
Pandectas: one of the parts of the Corpus iuris Civilis.
Panem et circenses – Bread and circuses.
Pari passu: at the same pace.
Parquet - Used to refer to the Public Prosecutor's Office. Ex: Members of the Parquet when referring to Public Prosecutors (French expression).
Passim: frequently.
Patria potesta: parental power.
Per capita: per person.
Per fas et nefas: by right and by wrong.
Per se – By itself, without external influence.
Permissa venia: with due consent.
Persecutio criminis: prosecution of the crime.
Persona Grata – Welcome person.
Persona non grata – Unwelcome person.
Persona: person.
Placet: it pleases; consent for the exercise of diplomatic functions in the territory of the accredited country.
Pleno iure: by full right.
Posse ad interdicta: possession subject to interdicts.
Posse ad usucapionem: possession subject to usucaption.
Posse pro emptore: possession arising from the tradition of the thing.
Post factum: after the fact.
Post mortem: after death.
Post scriptum – After writing (P.S.). (Used for an addition when the message is already closed).
Post: after.
Praeter legem: outside the law.
Presona grata: welcome person.
Presunção iuris et iuris: absolute presumption, which does not admit proof to the contrary.
Presunção iuris tantum: rebuttable presumption, which admits proof to the contrary.
Pretium doloris: price of pain.
Prima facie: at first sight.
Primus inter pares: the first among equals.
Pro forma – For mere formality.
Pro labore: for labor.
Pro rata: proportionally.
Pro soluto: for payment.
Pro solvendo: to pay.
Pro tempore: temporarily.
Procuração ad iudicia: general power of attorney for the court.
Procuração ad negotia: extrajudicial power of attorney for business.
Procuração apud acta: power of attorney filed in the case records.
Prova ad perpectuam rei memoriam: evidence for perpetual remembrance of the fact.
Punctum saliens: main point.
"Q"
Quanti minoris: reduction of price.
Quantum – Amount of compensation. Value.
Quantum satis: as much as needed.
Questio facti: question of fact.
Questio iuris: question of law.
Quid iuris?: what is the law?
Quorum – Minimum number for a collegiate body to function.
Quota litis: quota-share.
"R"
Ratio agendi: reason for acting.
Ratio essendi: reason for being.
Ratio iuris: legal reason.
Ratio legis: reason of the law.
Ratione contractus - By reason of the contract.
Ratione materiae – by reason of the matter.
Ratione personae – by reason of the person.
Ratione valori: by reason of the value.
Rebus sic stantibus: with things remaining as they are.
Rebus sic stantibus - With things remaining as they are.
Rectius: more correctly.
Referendum: referendum.
Reformatio in melius: reform for the better.
Reformatio in peius: reform for the worse.
Rei sitae - Where the property is located.
Rejeição in limine: rejection at the outset.
Relação ex locato: landlord-tenant relationship.
Rem: things.
Remedium iuris: legal remedy.
Requiescat in pace – Rest in Peace.
Res aliena: another's property.
Res communis: abandoned property. Common property.
Res derelictae - Abandoned property.
Res extra commercium - Thing outside of commerce.
Res furtiva: stolen property.
Res habilis: suitable property.
Res in commercio: property in commerce.
Res in iudicium de ducta: matter debated in court.
Res inter alios acta: thing done between others.
Res iudicata: res judicata (a matter already judged).
Res litigiosae: litigious property.
Res mobilis, res vilis: movable property, worthless property.
Res non verba: things and not words.
Res nullius – Nobody's property.
Res periti domino: the thing is understood by the owner.
Res privatae: private property.
Res publicae: public property.
Res uxoriae: dowry.
Res, non verba – Reality, and not words.
Res: thing.
Restitutio in integrum: restitution in full.
Rex extra commercium: thing outside of commerce.
"S"
Sanctio iuris: legal sanction.
Secundum ius: according to law.
Secundum legem: according to the law.
sed fiat voluntas tua: but thy will be done!)
Sentença citra petita: judgment less than what was requested.
Sentença ultra petita: judgment exceeding what was requested.
Si vis pacem para bellum - If you want peace, prepare for war.
Status quo - State in which it is.
Sic – Thus (Used to clarify that we are transcribing the text exactly as in the original).
Sic et simpliciter: purely and simply.
Sine die: without a date.
Sine iure - Without right.
Sine qua non: without which not.
Societas criminis: criminal association.
Sol lucet Omnibus – The sun shines for everyone.
Soluto: paid.
Solve et repete: pay and reclaim.
SOS - Save our souls - Save our souls - English expression.
Sponte propria: of one's own volition.
Sponte sua: of one's own free will.
Statu quo: the state in which it is.
Status civitatis: state of citizenship.
Status familiae: family status.
Status libertatis: state of liberty.
Stricto iure: strictly by law.
Stricto sensu: in a strict sense.
Sub conditione: under condition.
Sub examine: under examination.
sub judice – case pending judgment.
Sub voce: under the word.
Sucessão ab intestato: intestate succession.
Sucessão inter vivos: succession between living persons.
Sui generis: special. Of its own kind (unequaled).
Sui iuris: of one's own right.
Superavit – Positive balance; surplus.
Superfícies solo cedit: what is built on the surface belongs to the land.
Supra: above.
Sursis: conditional suspension of sentence.
Suum cuique tribuere: to give each his due.
"T"
Tabula rasa: blank slate (lack of experience).
Taedium Vitae – Weariness of life, boredom with living.
Tarifa ad valorem: tariff fixed by value or percentage.
Te Deum – We praise thee, O God.
Tertius: third party.
Testis unus testis nullus: one witness is as no witness.
Thema decidendum: issue to be decided.
Thema probandum: issue to be proven.
Timeo hominem unius libri – (St. Thomas Aquinas) – I fear the man of one book.
Tollitur quaestio: end of the question.
Tribunal ad quem: higher court.
Tribunal quo: lower court.
Tutor ad hoc: appointed guardian.
"U"
Ul possidetis: possession in the state it is found.
Ultima ratio: last resort.
Ultimatum: ultimatum.
Ultra petita: beyond the request. The judgment must not decide beyond what the plaintiff claimed.
Ultra vires hereditatis: beyond the scope of the inheritance.
Ultra: beyond.
Una voce: with one voice, unanimously.
Urbi et orbi: to the city and to the world.
Usque: until.
Ut infra: as below.
Ut retro: as previously mentioned.
Ut singuli: individually.
Ut supra: as stated above.
Ut universi: jointly.
Uti, non abuti– To use, not to abuse.
"V"
Vacatio legis: period before a law takes effect.
Vade in pace – Go in peace.
Vade mecum – Come with me.
Venda ad corpus: sale of the property as a whole.
Venda ad mensuram: sale based on the measurement of the property.
Veni, vidi, vici – I came, I saw, I conquered.
Verba legis: words of the law.
Verbi gratia (V.G.): for example.
Verbo ad verbum: word for word.
Veredictum: verdict.
Versus: against.
Vexata quaestio: debated issue.
Vide – See. That is, consult.
Vis absoluta: absolute force.
Vis attractiva: attractive force.
Vis compulsiva: moral coercion.
Vis corporalis: physical violence.
Volente nun fit injuria: no injury is done to one who consents.
Vox populi, vox Dei – The voice of the people is the voice of God.
"W"
Writ - Used to denote a Writ of Mandamus (English expression).
