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  2. In dubio pro reo - Wikipedia

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    The page of Egidio Bossi's treatise containing the words ″in dubio pro reo″ The principle of in dubio pro reo (Latin for "[when] in doubt, rule for the accused") [1] [2] means that a defendant may not be convicted by the court when doubts about their guilt remain.

  3. Favourite - Wikipedia

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    The term has an inbuilt element of disapproval and is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "One who stands unduly high in the favour of a prince", [2] citing Shakespeare: "Like favourites/ Made proud by Princes" (Much Ado about Nothing, 3.1.9 [3]).

  4. Odds - Wikipedia

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    There are 2 out of 15 chances in favour of blue, 13 out of 15 against blue. In probability theory and statistics, where the variable p is the probability in favor of a binary event, and the probability against the event is therefore 1-p, "the odds" of the event are the quotient of the two, or . That value may be regarded as the relative ...

  5. Annuit cœptis - Wikipedia

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    The literal translation is "[He] favors (or "has favored") [our] undertakings", from Latin annuo ("I approve, I favor"), and coeptum ("commencement, undertaking"). Because of its context as a caption above the Eye of Providence , the standard translations are "Providence favors our undertakings" and "Providence has favored our undertakings."

  6. Voice vote - Wikipedia

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    A vote by voice is the regular method of voting on any motion that does not require more than a majority vote for its adoption. In taking a voice vote, the chair puts the question by saying, "The question is on the adoption of the motion to [or "that"] ... [repeating or clearly identifying the motion]. Those in favor of the motion, say aye.

  7. Quid pro quo - Wikipedia

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    Antichristus, [1] a woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder of the pope using the temporal power to grant authority to a ruler contributing generously to the Catholic Church. Quid pro quo (Latin: "something for something" [2]) is a Latin phrase used in English to mean an exchange of goods or services, in which one transfer is contingent upon the other; "a favor for a favor".

  8. Torse - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of the torse is known to be the masking of the "unsightly joining" of the helmet and the crest. However, it is possible that a knight might "twist [the favour] in and out or over and over the fillet which surrounded the joining-place of crest and helmet." Thus the favour (lady's handkerchief) might be twisted into the torse. [1]

  9. List of Latin phrases (A) - Wikipedia

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    The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but its modern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no return on a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance. alenda lux ubi orta libertas: Let light be nourished where liberty has arisen