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non prosequitur: he does not proceed: A judgment in favor of a defendant when the plaintiff failed to take the necessary steps in an action within the time allowed. non qui parum habet, sed qui plus cupit, pauper est: It is not he who has little, but he who wants more, who is the pauper. Seneca the Younger, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium, 2:6.
This is a list of Wikipedia articles of Latin phrases and their translation into English. To view all phrases on a single, lengthy document, see: List of Latin phrases (full) The list is also divided alphabetically into twenty pages:
actore non probante reus absolvitur: A defendant is exonerated by the failure of the prosecution to prove its case [4] presumption of innocence: actus me invito factus non est meus actus: the act done by me against my will is not my act: actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea: The act does not make [a person] guilty unless the mind should be ...
A sine qua non (/ ˌ s aɪ n i k w eɪ ˈ n ɒ n, ˌ s ɪ n i k w ɑː ˈ n oʊ n /, [1] Latin: [ˈsɪnɛ kʷaː ˈnoːn]) or conditio sine qua non (plural: conditiones sine quibus non) is an indispensable and essential action, condition, or ingredient.
Generally interpreted to mean that that which motivates or drives a person can consume him or her from within. This phrase has become a popular slogan or motto for pro-ana websites, anorexics and bulimics. [citation needed] quod natura non dat Salmantica non praestat: what nature does not give, Salamanca does not provide
vel non: or not: Summary of alternatives, e. g., "this action turns upon whether the claimant was the deceased's grandson vel non." velle est posse: to be willing is to be able: Non-literally, "where there is a will, there is a way". It is the motto of Hillfield, one of the founding schools of Hillfield Strathallan College. velocius quam ...
This is a list of common Latin abbreviations. Nearly all the abbreviations below have been adopted by Modern English . However, with some exceptions (for example, versus or modus operandi ), most of the Latin referent words and phrases are perceived as foreign to English.
de minimis non curat lex: The law does not care about the smallest things. 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