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estate. Landed property, tenement of land, especially with respect to an easement (servitude). 2 types: praedium dominans - dominant estate (aka dominant tenement) praedium serviens - servient estate (aka servient tenement) praeemptio. previous purchase. Right of first refusal. praesumptio. presumption.
Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus is a Latin [2] maxim [3] meaning "false in one thing, false in everything". [4] At common law, it is the legal principle that a witness who falsely testifies about one matter is not credible to testify about any matter. [5] While many common law jurisdictions reject categorical application of the rule, the ...
In law, a de bene esse deposition is used to preserve the testimony of a witness who is expected not to be available to appear at trial and be cross-examined. de bonis asportatis: carrying goods away: In law, trespass de bonis asportatis was the traditional name for larceny, i.e., the unlawful theft of chattels (moveable goods). de dato: of the ...
The contemporary national legal systems are generally based on one of four major legal traditions: civil law, common law, customary law, religious law or combinations of these. However, the legal system of each country is shaped by its unique history and so incorporates individual variations. [1] The science that studies law at the level of ...
Lex terrae. Lis pendens. Locus in quo. Locus standi. (previous page) (next page) Categories: Legal terminology by language. Latin words and phrases. Hidden categories:
ignis aurum probat. fire tests gold. Phrase referring to the refining of character through difficult circumstances. ignis fatuus. foolish fire. Will-o'-the-wisp. ignorantia juris non excusat. (or ignorantia legis non excusat or ignorantia legis neminem excusat) ignorance of the law is no excuse.
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Contemporary Latin is the form of the Literary Latin used since the end of the 19th century. Various kinds of contemporary Latin can be distinguished, including the use of Neo-Latin words in taxonomy and in science generally, and the fuller ecclesiastical use in the Catholic Church – but Living or Spoken Latin (the use of Latin as a language in its own right as a full-fledged means of ...