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Used when a court or tribunal hands down a decision that is contrary to the laws of the governing state. contradictio in adjecto: contradiction in adjective A contradiction where adjective contradicts its noun (e.g., a square triangle). contra proferentem: against the one bringing forth
A court does not care about small, trivial things. A case must have some importance in order for a court to hear it. See "de minimis non curat praetor". Also used as an adjective: "The court found that the alleged conduct was de minimis." de minimis non curat praetor: The commander does not care about the smallest things.
the court knows the law: Legal principle in civil law countries of the Roman-German tradition that says that lawyers need not argue the law, as that is the office of the court. Sometimes miswritten as iura novat curia (the court renews the laws). iure matris: in right of his mother: Indicates a right exercised by a son on behalf of his mother ...
Legal term meaning "by the court", as in a per curiam decision: per definitionem: through the definition: Thus, "by definition" per diem (pd.) by day: Thus, "per day". A specific amount of money an organization allows an individual to spend per day, typically for travel expenses. per fas et nefas: through right or wrong: By fair means or foul ...
A judicial remedy ordering a lower court, government entity, or public authority to do something (or refrain from doing something) as required by law. malum quo communius eo peius: the more common an evil is, the worse it is: manibus date lilia plenis: give lilies with full hands
Latin (lingua Latina, pronounced [ˈlɪŋɡʷa ɫaˈtiːna], or Latinum [ɫaˈtiːnʊ̃]) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. [1]
The form nostra sponte ("of our own accord") is sometimes used by the court itself, when the action is taken by a multi-member court, such as an appellate court, rather than by a single judge. (Third parties describing such actions would still refer to them as being taken by the court as a whole and therefore as sua sponte.) While usually ...
Trespass vi et armis was a kind of lawsuit at common law called a tort.The form of action alleged a trespass upon person or property vi et armis, Latin for "by force and arms."