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  2. Qui facit per alium facit per se - Wikipedia

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    Qui facit per alium facit per se (anglicised Late Latin), [1] which means "He who acts through another does the act himself", is a fundamental legal maxim of the law of agency. [2] It is a maxim often stated in discussing the liability of employer for the act of employee in terms of vicarious liability."

  3. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    Nemo potest facere per alium quod per se non potest: No one can do through another what he cannot do himself. nihil dicit: He says nothing. A judgement rendered in the absence of a plea, or in the event one party refuses to cooperate in the proceedings. nisi: unless A decree that does not enter into force unless some other specified condition ...

  4. Malum in se - Wikipedia

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    Malum in se (plural mala in se) is a Latin phrase meaning ' wrong ' or ' evil in itself '. [1] The phrase is used to refer to conduct assessed as sinful or inherently wrong by nature, independent of regulations governing the conduct. It is distinguished from malum prohibitum, which refers to acts that are wrong only because they are prohibited ...

  5. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    ad astra per aspera: to the stars through difficulties: i.e., "a rough road leads to the stars", as on the Launch Complex 34 memorial plaque for the astronauts of Apollo 1. Used as a motto by the State of Kansas and other organisations ad augusta per angusta: through difficulties to honours: i.e., to rise to a high position overcoming hardships.

  6. Defamation - Wikipedia

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    Although laws vary by state, and not all jurisdictions recognise defamation per se, there are four general categories of false statement that typically support a per se action: [54] accusing someone of a crime; alleging that someone has a foul or loathsome disease; adversely reflecting on a person's fitness to conduct their business or trade; and

  7. List of Latin phrases (E) - Wikipedia

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    Exempli gratiā is usually abbreviated "e. g." or "e.g." (less commonly, ex. gr.).The abbreviation "e.g." is often interpreted (Anglicised) as 'example given'. The plural exemplōrum gratiā to refer to multiple examples (separated by commas) is now not in frequent use; when used, it may be seen abbreviated as "ee.g." or even "ee.gg.", corresponding to the practice of doubling plurals in Latin ...

  8. Malum prohibitum - Wikipedia

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    Malum prohibitum (plural mala prohibita, literal translation: "wrong [as or because] prohibited") is a Latin phrase used in law to refer to conduct that constitutes an unlawful act only by virtue of statute, [1] as opposed to conduct that is evil in and of itself, or malum in se.

  9. Negligence per se - Wikipedia

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    Negligence per se is a doctrine in US law whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute (or regulation). The doctrine is effectively a form of strict liability . Negligence per se means greater liability than contributory negligence .