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Term used in contract law to specify terms that are voided or confirmed in effect from the execution of the contract. Cf. ex nunc. Ex turpi causa non oritur actio: ex nunc: from now on Term used in contract law to specify terms that are voided or confirmed in effect only in the future and not prior to the contract, or its adjudication. Cf. ex ...
Pages in category "Latin legal terminology" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 315 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Give me the fact, I will give you the law: Also da mihi facta, dabo tibi ius (plural "facta" (facts) for the singular "factum"). A legal principle of Roman law that parties to a suit should present the facts and the judge will rule on the law that governs them. Related to iura novit curia (the court knows the law). damnant quod non intellegunt
the court knows the law: Legal principle in civil law countries of the Roman-German tradition that says that lawyers need not argue the law, as that is the office of the court. Sometimes miswritten as iura novat curia (the court renews the laws). iure matris: in right of his mother: Indicates a right exercised by a son on behalf of his mother ...
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Law Latin, sometimes written L.L. or L. Lat., [1] and sometimes derisively referred to as Dog Latin, [2] is a form of Latin used in legal contexts. While some of the vocabulary does come from Latin, many of the words and much of the vocabulary stem from English. [1]
Usually used when a court of law, upon its own initiative, (i.e., no petition has been filed) proceeds against a person or authority that it deems has committed an illegal act. It is used chiefly in South Asia. [citation needed] suos cultores scientia coronat: Knowledge crowns those who seek her: The motto of Syracuse University, New York.
It is common practice in legal documents to cite other publications by using standard abbreviations for the title of each source. Abbreviations may also be found for common words or legal phrases. Such citations and abbreviations are found in court decisions, statutes, regulations, journal articles, books, and other documents.