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Appellate court or court of last resort (vs. iudex a quo) iudex a quo: Lower court from which an appeal originates; originating court (vs. iudex ad quem) iura novit curia: the court knows the law The principle that the parties to a legal dispute do not need to plead or prove the law that applies to their case. ius accrescendi: right of accrual
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: The commander does not care about the smallest things.
A judicial remedy ordering a lower court, government entity, or public authority to do something (or refrain from doing something) as required by law. malum quo communius eo peius: the more common an evil is, the worse it is: manibus date lilia plenis: give lilies with full hands
In full; at full length; complete or unabridged in extremis: in the furthest reaches: At the very end. In extremity; in dire straits; also "at the point of death" (cf. in articulo mortis). in facie: in the face: Refers to contempt of court committed in open court in front of the judge; contrast ex facie. in fide scientiam: To our faith add ...
Found on the Leeds coat of arms. pro rege, lege et grege: for king, the law and the people: Found on the coat of arms of Perth, Scotland. pro se: for oneself: to defend oneself in court without counsel. Some jurisdictions prefer, "pro per". pro scientia atque sapientia: for knowledge and wisdom: motto of Stuyvesant High School in New York City ...
A clerk of a court makes this declaration when he is appointed, by which he promises to perform his duties faithfully as a servant of the court. de fideli administratione: of faithful administration: Describes an oath taken to faithfully administer the duties of a job or office, like that taken by a court reporter. [2] de futuro: regarding the ...
This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter F.
A prerogative writ, by which a superior court orders an inferior one to turn over its record for review. Now used, depending on the jurisdiction, for an order granting leave to appeal a decision (e.g. to the Supreme Court of the United States) or judicial review of a lower court's order. certum est quod certum reddi potest