Important latin abbreviations- .Ead.-eadem- tha same .Id.-idem-the same .ibid.-ididem-in the same place .i.a-interalia-among other things .i.e.idest-that is/in other words .viz.-videlicet-namely .vs or v.-versus-against .a quo-previous .ab extra-from outside .ab initio-from the beginning .actus reus-guilty act .ad hoe-for this .ad idem-to tge same thing .ab valorem-according to value .affidavit-a formal statement of fact .audi alteram partem-hear the other side .bona fide-in good faith .bona vacantia-ownerless goods .caveat emptor-let the buyer beware .consensus ad idem-agreement as to the subject or object of the contract .cui bono-as a benefit to whom? .de facto-concerning fact .doli incapax-incapable of guilt .ejusdem generis-of the same class .ex facie-on the face .ex officio-from the office .ex post facto law-a law that makes a past act illegal that was not illegal when it was done. .in camera-in the chamber .in pari materia-in the same matter .Locus standi-the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court .male fide-bad faith .mens rea-guilty mind .obiter dictum-a thing said in passing .pro bono publico-for the public good .quid pro puo-this for that .ratio decidendi-reason for the decision .sui generis- some thing that is unique amongst a group .supra-above .vis major-act of god
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