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Latin translation of a classical Greek proverb. Generally means putting large effort in a necessarily fruitless enterprise. Compare "selling coal to Newcastle". una hirundo non facit ver: one swallow does not make summer: A single example of something positive does not necessarily mean that all subsequent similar instances will have the same ...
Latin Translation Notes habeas corpus [we command] that you have the body [brought up] A legal term from the 14th century or earlier. Refers to a number of legal writs requiring a jailer to bring a prisoner in person (hence corpus) before a court or judge, most commonly habeas corpus ad subjiciendum ("that you have the body [brought up] for the purpose of subjecting [the case to examination]").
Also used in philosophical contexts to mean "repeating in all cases". ad interim (ad int.) for the meantime: As in the term "chargé d'affaires ad interim", denoting a diplomatic officer who acts in place of an ambassador. [6] ad kalendas graecas: at the Greek Calends: i.e., "when pigs fly". Attributed by Suetonius in The Twelve Caesars to ...
This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera.Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome.
The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra (Italian: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa-], Sicilian: [ˈkɔːsa ˈnɔʂː(ɽ)a]; "our thing" [3]), also referred to as simply Mafia, is a criminal society and criminal organization originating on the island of Sicily and dates back to the mid-19th century. It is an association of gangs which sell their ...
Sacra Corona Unita (pronounced [ˈsaːkra koˈroːna uˈniːta]; Italian for 'United Sacred Crown'; acronym: SCU), also known as the Fourth Mafia, [3] [4] [5] is a Mafia-type criminal organization from the Apulia region in Southern Italy, and it is especially active in the areas of Brindisi, Lecce, and Taranto.
In the United States, the term "Greek mafia" may include or refer specifically to various Greek–American organized crime groups. Notable ethnic Greek or Greek–American organized crime groups in the United States include the Philadelphia Greek Mob in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Velentzas crime family in New York City. Greek–American ...
Flos Campi: Suite for Solo Viola, Small Chorus, and Small Orchestra is a composition by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, completed in 1925.Its title is Latin for "flower of the field."