Legal Latin Phrases

See also:
Legal Latin Phrases: Court
Legal Latin Phrases: Crime
Legal Latin Phrases: Judge
Legal Latin Phrases: Law

Legal Latin Terms

 Latin Phrases

culpam poena premit comes – Punishment Presses Hard onto the Heels of Crime

culpam poena premit comes Punishment presses hard onto the heels of crime (Horace) celari vult sua furta Venus Venus desires her thefts to be concealed culpae poenae par esto Let the punishment fit the crime caput lupinum The wolf’s head (an outlaw or a renegade)

 Latin Phrases

adhuc sub iudice lis est – the Case Is Still Before the Court

adhuc sub iudice lis est The case is still before the court cursus curiae est lex curiae The practice of the court is the law of the court cursus curiae est lex curiae The practice of the court is the law of the court certiorari To be informed by an appellate review court

 Latin Phrases

absens haeres non erit – the Absent One Will Not Be Heir

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 […]

 Latin Phrases

consensus facit legem – Consent makes the law

consensus facit legem Consent makes the law corruptissima re publica plurimae leges In the most corrupt state are the most laws (Terence) cursus curiae est lex curiae The practice of the court is the law of the court de minimis non curat lex The law does not concern itself with trifles durum hoc est sed […]

 Latin Phrases

de fide et officio iudicis non recipitur quaestio – No Question Can Be Allowed Concerning the Faith and Duty of the Judge

de fide et officio iudicis non recipitur quaestio No question can be allowed concerning the faith and duty of the judge