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ad pondus omnium (ad pond om) to the weight of all things: i.e., "considering everything's weight". The abbreviation was historically used by physicians and others to signify that the last prescribed ingredient is to weigh as much as all of the previously mentioned ones. ad quod damnum: to whatever damage
ad pondus omnium (ad pond om) to the weight of all things: i.e., "considering everything's weight". The abbreviation was historically used by physicians and others to signify that the last prescribed ingredient is to weigh as much as all of the previously mentioned ones. ad quod damnum: to whatever damage
Similarly, terminus ad quem (limit to which) may also refer to the latest possible date of a non-punctual event (period, era, etc.), while terminus a quo (limit from which) may refer to the earliest such date. terra australis incognita: unknown southern land: First name used to refer to the Australian continent terra firma: solid earth
omnium gatherum: gathering of all: miscellaneous collection or assortment; "gatherum" is English, and the term is used often used facetiously onus probandi: burden of proof: onus procedendi: burden of procedure: burden of a party to adduce evidence that a case is an exception to the rule opera omnia: all works: collected works of an author ...
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]").
per aspera ad astra: through hardships to the stars: From Seneca the Younger; frequently used motto, sometimes as ad astra per aspera ("to the stars through hardships") per capita: by heads "Per head", i.e., "per person", a ratio by the number of persons. The singular is per caput. per capsulam: through the small box: That is, "by letter" per ...
A legal term meaning that something is prohibited because it is inherently wrong (cf. malum prohibitum); for example, murder. malum prohibitum: wrong due to being prohibited: A legal term meaning that something is only wrong because it is against the law (cf. malum in se); for example, violating a speed limit. mandamus: we command
Seneca the Younger, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium, 2:6. non quis sed quid: not who but what: Used in the sense "what matters is not who says it but what he says" – a warning against ad hominem arguments; frequently used as motto, including that of Southwestern University. non satis scire: to know is not enough: Motto of Hampshire College