enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Ad hoc - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hoc

    Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning literally ' for this '. In English , it typically signifies a solution designed for a specific purpose, problem, or task rather than a generalized solution adaptable to collateral instances (compare with a priori ).

  3. Hocus-pocus - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hocus-pocus

    One theory is that the term is a corruption of hax pax max Deus adimax, a pseudo-Latin phrase used in the early 17th century as a magical formula by conjurors. [3] Another theory is that it is a corruption or parody of the Catholic liturgy of the Eucharist, which contains the phrase "Hoc est enim corpus meum", meaning This is my body. [4]

  4. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_legal_terms

    quoad hoc: as to this Used to mean "with respect to" some named thing, such as when stating what the law is in regards to that named thing. R: Rex or Regina King or Queen. In British cases, will see R v Freeman meaning Regina against Freeman. Changes with King or Queen on throne. ratio decidendi: reason for the decision

  5. List of Latin phrases (I) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_(I)

    in hoc sensu, or in sensu hoc (s.h.) in this sense: Recent academic abbreviation for "in this sense". in hoc signo vinces: by this sign you will conquer: Words Constantine the Great claimed to have seen in a vision before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. in hunc effectum: for this purpose: Describes a meeting called for a particular stated ...

  6. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)

    Meaning from out of the depths of misery or dejection. From the Latin translation of the Vulgate Bible of Psalm 130, of which it is a traditional title in Roman Catholic liturgy. de re: about/regarding the matter

  7. List of classical abbreviations - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_classical...

    The following list contains a selection from the Latin abbreviations that occur in the writings and inscriptions of the ... H.M.F.F. – Hoc Monumentum Fieri ...

  8. Post hoc ergo propter hoc - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc

    Post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin: 'after this, therefore because of this') is an informal fallacy that states "Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X." It is a fallacy in which an event is presumed to have been caused by a closely preceding event merely on the grounds of temporal succession.

  9. List of Latin phrases (H) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_(H)

    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]").