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A contratio sensu - by the contrary reason. In the opposite sense, inversely
A fortiori – With stronger reason.
A latere – Beside.
A non domino – That 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 - Day or start date 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, indirectly hitting 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 performance not owed to them.
Acessorium sequitur principale – The accessory follows the principal
Actio ad exhibendum: action for production.
Actio de damno infecto: action for feared damage.
Actio de in rem verso: action for repayment of the undue.
Actio de negotiis gestis: action for management and accounting of business manager.
Actio ex empto: buyer's action to reclaim the 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 within the cause of the crime.
Actio negotiorum gestorum: action by the 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 cause.
Ad cautelam: as a precaution.
Ad corpus – in whole.
Ad exemplus: for example.
Ad hoc – For this purpose. Temporary substitution for the specific case
Ad Infinitum – Infinitely, without end, indefinitely.
Ad instar – in the likeness of.
Ad judicia – For the general forum, for judicial purposes – power of attorney ad judicia.
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 a power of attorney granted for the execution of a business or extrajudicial matter
Ad nuntum: at the will of. Dependent on the will of another
Ad perpetuam rei memoriam: for the perpetual memory of the thing, fact - proceedings requested and conducted perpetually, when there is fear that evidence may disappear.
Ad probationem: for proof.
Ad processum: for the process.
Ad quem – higher court to which the case is sent; - to whom one appeals.
Ad quo: Judge or Court of origin of a case. The one whose decision is appealed from.
Ad referendum – Pending approval by competent authority
Ad rem – Direct affirmation concerning the matter
Ad solemnitatem: which requires 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
Alma mater – Nourishing 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 commit fraud; to harm
Animus furtandi – Intention to steal
Animus jocandi – intention to joke, to 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 simulate
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.
Goods pro diviso – Divisible goods
Goods pro indiviso – Indivisible goods
Bis – Again, once more, repetition.
Bis in idem – double jeopardy; being judged twice for the same matter.
Bona fide – In good faith.
Boni mores – Good morals.
Brevi manu – readily.
"C"
Capitis deminutio – inversion of the order of values.
Caput: head.
Caução de damno infecto – security for feared damage.
Caução de rato: security for the mandate.
Causa debendi: cause of indebtedness.
Causa mortis – Cause of death
Causa petendi – cause of action.
Cessão in solutum – assignment to release the assignor from their obligations.
Cessão pro solvendo – mandate granted by the assignor to the assignee to collect a credit from the debtor.
Citra petita – less than what was requested. Less than what was asked for.
Cláusula ad judicia – mandate granted for the general forum.
Cláusula constituti – one that contains an obligation to transfer the property.
Cogito ergo sum – I think, therefore I am.
Coisa extra commercium – thing outside commerce.
Communis opinio – common opinion.
Competência ratione loci – determined by domicile or place of the property.
Competência ratione materiae – determined by the category or nature of the jurisdiction.
Competência ratione valori – determined by the value of the lawsuit.
Concessa venia: with due consent.
Concilium fraudis – conspiracy to defraud.
Conditio sine qua non – Condition without which nothing else happens
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 legal aid.
Custas ex lege – legal costs.
Custas pro rata – costs to be shared among the parties.
"D"
Dano ex delicto: damage caused by a criminal offense with repercussions in civil law.
Data venia – with due consent.
Datio in solutum – giving in payment.
De cujus – deceased, departed, estate owner, testator
De cujus sucessione agitur – concerning whose succession it is
De facto: in fact.
De fide – Of faith, with the authority of faith.
De gratia – For free.
De iure condendo ou constituendo – of the law to be constituted.
De iure constituto – of the constituted law.
De iure: by law.
De lege ferenda – of the law to be created.
De lege lata – of the created law.
De meritis – of the merit.
De proprio motu – Spontaneously.
De visu – by sight.
Debitum coniugale – conjugal 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.
Dies incertus quando: an uncertain day.
Dixi – I have spoken.
Doação inter vivos – one that takes effect between living persons.
Doação ou mortis causa – one that takes effect upon the condition that the donee survives the donor.
Dolo res ipsa - presumed fraud.
Dolo res ipsa - Presumed fraud
Dolos malus – malicious fraud.
Dolus bonus – good fraud.
Dolus malus – Malicious fraud
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 offense - the judge makes the correction independently of any proceeding
Erga omnes – against all.
Errare humanum est – To err is human.
Error facit – mistake of fact.
Error in objecto – error regarding the object.
Error in persona – error regarding the person.
Error iuris: mistake 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 – occurrence 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 professor.
Ex consensu: with consent.
Ex corde – Heartfelt, sincerely.
Ex facto oritur jus: right arises from facts.
Ex intefro: in full.
Ex iure: according to law.
Ex lege: according to the law.
Ex locato – Used to express a rental relationship, existing between landlord and tenant, by force of contract
Ex more: according to custom; as per custom
Ex nunc: from now on - refers to an act that takes effect from its execution onwards, without retroactive effect.
Ex officio: ex officio.
Ex positis: from what has been stated.
Ex professo: masterfully.
Ex proprio iure: by one's own right.
Ex tunc: From then on; indicates that the act also covers the past, affecting previous situations.
Ex vi legis: by force of law.
Ex vi: by effect; By force; as a consequence of what the law provides
Excelsior – Higher.
Exceptio rei iudicato – Plea of res judicata
Exceptio veritatis: defense of truth.
Exempi gratia: for example.
Exequatur – let it be executed; let it be complied with; authorization by the STF for judicial proceedings requested by foreign authorities to be carried out in the country.
Ex-officio – By virtue of one's office.
Expressis verbis: in express terms.
Extra matrimonium: outside of marriage.
Extra muros: outside the limits.
Extra petita: beyond the scope of the claim. A judgment should not deal with matters not claimed 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 and several 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 property's location
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 the freedom of movement - freedom to go and come; used to repress or prevent illegal imprisonment or coercion.
Habeas data: action that guarantees the interested party access to information pertaining to them, contained in public or governmental records or databases, as well as the 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, an honorary university degree conferred as a mark of distinction.
"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: Lack of standing to sue.
Ilegitimidade ad processum: Lack of standing to be sued.
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 this case.
In dubio pro reo: in doubt, in favor of the accused.
In extremis: in the last 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 shall conquer. In loco – In the place.
In initio litis: at the beginning of the lawsuit.
In integrum: in full.
In intinere: an event that occurred on the usual route.
In limine litis: at the threshold of the lawsuit.
In limine: at the beginning.
In loco – in the place itself.
In memoriam – In memory.
Inaudita altera pars – without hearing the other party - occurs in preliminary injunctions and in motions for clarification that do not have a modifying effect.
In nomine: in the name of.
In perpetuum: forever.
In promptu – Improvised.
In re/in rem: pertaining to a thing 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. for payment
In specie: in kind.
In terminis: in terms.
In thesi: in thesis.
In totum: in whole; in totality.
In verbis: in these terms.
In vino veritas – In wine, there is truth.
In vitro – Laboratory experiment performed on glass slides.
In vivo – Laboratory experiment performed on living beings, on test subjects, dogs, etc.
In: in.
Infra: below.
Institutas: one of the parts of the Corpus Iuris Civilis.
Intentio legis: intent of the law.
Inter alios acta: made 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 – Inside the city, within the city walls.
Intuitu personae: considering the person.
Ipsis literis/verbis: in the same words.
Ipsis litteris – Literally. Textually; with the same letters
Ipsis verbis – Without changing a word; with the same words; with the exact words
Ipso facto: by the same fact.
Ipso iure: by law itself.
Iter criminis: itinerary of the crime.
Iura in re aliena: rights on another's property.
Iura: rights.
Iure et facto: by right 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 precepts.
Iuris Tantum – Legal; what arises 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 constituted.
Ius conditum: law already constituted.
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 prosecute.
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 the claim.
"L"
Lacrima Crhristi – Tear of Christ.
Lato sensu – In a broad sense. Unrestricted sense.
Legitimario ad processum: standing to be sued.
Legitimatio ad causam: standing to sue.
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 – Freedom, even if late
Litis contestatio: joinder of issue.
Loco citato : cited place.
Locus regit actum: the law of the place governs acts.
Longa manus: long arm.
"M"
Mandamus – Used to designate a Writ of Mandamus
Mandato ad judicia: power of attorney for the general forum.
Mandato ad litem: judicial power of attorney granted by the judge to a party who is in default or absent.
Mandato ad negotia: power of attorney for judicial matters.
Mandato aliena gratia: mandate for the benefit of a third party.
Magistrature débout – Standing magistracy (French expression)
Manus – Ministry
Manu militari: by military force; execution of an act or obligation by public force.
Meit um causae – Merits of the case
Mens legis: spirit of the law.
Meritum causae: merit of the case.
Meta iptata: the intended goal.
Modus acquirendi – Mode of acquisition
Modus aquirendi: mode of acquisition.
Modus faciendi: mode of doing.
Modus operandi: way of working.
Modus probandi: mode of proof.
Modus vivendi – Way of life, commitment made with justice for better life conduct.
Modus vivendi: way of life.
Modus: model; manner.
Mora accipiendi: creditor's delay.
Mora debitoris: debtor's delay.
Mora ex persona: delay established by judicial demand.
Mora ex re: delay due to non-performance by the due date.
Mora solvendi: debtor's delay.
Mora uxorio: concubinage.
Motu proprio – By one's own impulse, spontaneously.
Motu proprio: on one's own initiative.
Mutatio Libelli - emergence of a new essential circumstance - the judge orders the defense to be heard
Mutatis mutandis – Applied 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 further beyond this.
Negotiorum gestio: management of affairs.
Neminem laedere: to harm no one.
Nemo iudex sine lege: no judge without law.
Nihil obstat – Nothing hinders. nothing is in the way.
Nomen iuris: legal designation.
Non bis in idem: no double jeopardy; not being tried twice for the same offense.
Non dominis: not the owner.
Non liquet: not clear.
Norma agendi: rule of conduct.
Nota bene (N.B.): note well.
Notitia criminis: knowledge of the crime.
Nula poena sine lege: no penalty without law.
Numerus clausus: closed number.
Numerus clausus – Restricted number
"O"
Obligatio dandi – obligation to give.
Obligatio faciend –: obligation to do.
Obligatio in solidum – joint and several 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 doctors.
Opinio iuris: legal opinion.
Opportuno tempore: at an opportune time.
Opus citatum (Op. Cit.): cited work.
Otium cum dignitate – Leisure with dignity.
"P"
Pacta sunt servanda: agreements must be kept.
Pacto contrahendo: preliminary agreement.
Pacto de non alienando: covenant not to alienate the property.
Pacto de non cedendo: covenant not to assign a credit or right.
Pacto de non petendo: covenant not to judicially enforce the credit.
Pacto de quota litis: agreement fixing lawyer's fees based on the outcome of the case.
Pacto reservati dominii: reservation of title clause.
Pactum scelleris: criminal conspiracy.
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 fair means or foul.
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 that is exercised through possessory interdicts.
Posse ad usucapionem: possession that is exercised through usucaption.
Posse pro emptore: possession that originates from the tradition of the property.
Post factum: after the fact.
Post mortem: after death.
Post scriptum – After writing (P.S.). (Used for an addendum 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 contrary evidence.
Presunção iuris tantum: rebuttable presumption, which admits contrary evidence.
Pretium doloris: price of pain.
Prima facie: at first glance.
Primus inter pares: first among equals.
Pro forma – For mere formality.
Pro labore: for work.
Pro rata: proportionally.
Pro soluto: for payment.
Pro solvendo: for paying.
Pro tempore: temporarily.
Procuração ad iudicia: general power of attorney for the forum.
Procuração ad negotia: extrajudicial power of attorney for business.
Procuração apud acta: judicial power of attorney, filed in the case records.
Prova ad perpectuam rei memoriam: proof for perpetual remembrance of the thing.
Punctum saliens: main point.
"Q"
Quanti minoris: reduction in price.
Quantum – Amount of compensation. Value
Quantum satis: as much as is enough.
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-part.
"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: things remaining as they are.
Rebus sic stantibus – 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: summary rejection.
Relação ex locato: rental relationship.
Rem: property.
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 commerce
Res furtiva: stolen property.
Res habilis: suitable thing.
Res in commercio: thing in commerce.
Res in iudicium de ducta: matter debated in court.
Res inter alios acta: thing done between others.
Res iudicata: res judicata.
Res litigiosae: litigious matter.
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 seems to be at the owner's expense.
Res privatae: private property.
Res publicae: public property.
Res uxoriae: dowry.
Res, non verba – Reality, and not words.
Res: thing.
Restitutio in integrum: restoration 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 the claim.
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 the text is transcribed 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 accord.
Sponte sua: of one's own free will.
Statu quo: state in which it is.
Status civitatis: state of citizenship.
Status familiae: family status.
Status libertatis: state of freedom.
Stricto iure: strict law.
Stricto sensu: strict interpretation.
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 kind (unique)
Sui iuris: of one's own right.
Superavit – Positive balance; surplus.
Superfícies solo cedit: the improvements belong to the soil.
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 – Boredom with life, weariness of living.
Tarifa ad valorem: one that is fixed by a value or percentage.
Te Deum – To you, God, we praise.
Tertius: third party.
Testis unus testis nullus: one witness is 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 matter.
Tribunal ad quem: higher tribunal.
Tribunal quo: lower tribunal.
Tutor ad hoc: appointed guardian.
"U"
Ul possidetis: possession as it is.
Ultima ratio: last resort.
Ultimatum: ultimatum.
Ultra petita: beyond the claim. A judgment should not rule beyond what the plaintiff claimed.
Ultra vires hereditatis: beyond the scope of the inheritance.
Ultra: beyond.
Una voce: with one voice, unanimous.
Urbi et orbi: to the city and the world.
Usque: up to.
Ut infra: as below.
Ut retro: as mentioned above.
Ut singuli: individually.
Ut supra: as cited 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 by measure 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 question.
Vide – See. That is, consult.
Vis absoluta: absolute force.
Vis attractiva: attractive force.
Vis compulsiva: moral coercion.
Vis corporalis: physical force.
Volente nun fit injuria: he who consents suffers no wrong.
Vox populi, vox Dei – The voice of the people is the voice of God
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Writ - Used to denote a Writ of Mandamus (English expression)
