Latin Phrases & Quotes

Legal Latin Phrases

absens haeres non erit
The absent one will not be heir

abusus non tollit usum
Abuse of a right does not invalidate use

ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia
Consequences of abuse do not aply to general use

curia advisari vult
The court wishes to be advised

lex non distinguitur nos non distinguere debemus
The law does not distinguish and so we ought not distinguish.

accipiunt leges, populus quibus legibus ex lex
They consent to laws which place people beyond the pale of the law

ex curia
Out of court

nolle prosequi
To be unwilling to prosecute

absente reo
The defendant being absent

accedas ad curiam
You may approach the court

contra ius commune
Against common law

certiorari
To be informed by an appellate review court

custodia legis
In the custody of law

decessit sine prole (DSP)
Died without children

ad internecionem
To extermination

a mensa et toro
From table and bed (i.e., a legal separation)

cum onere
With the burden [of proving a charge]

de jure
In law /by right

in statu pupillari
In the state of being a ward

falsi crimem
the crime of falsification