Law Faculty

Verba chartarum fortius accipiuntur contra preferentem – The words of deeds are accepted more strongly against the person offering them. Verba debent intelligi cum effectu – Words ought to be understood with effect. Verba intentioni, non e contra, debent inservire – Words ought to serve the intention, not the reverse. Verbatim – Word by word, …

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Ubberime fide – In utmost good faith. Ubi jus ibi remedium – Wherever there is a right, there is a remedy/For every wrong there is a remedy. Ubi non est principalis, non potest esse accessorius – Where there is no principal, there can be no accessory. Ubi nullum matrimonium, ibi nulla dos es – Where …

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Talis qualis – Such as it is. Terra firma – Solid ground. Testamenta latissimam interpretationem habere debent – Testaments ought to have the broadest interpretation. Traditio loqui chartam facit – Delivery makes a deed speak. Transit terra cum onere – The land passes with its burden.

Salus populi est suprema lex – The safety of the people is the supreme law. Sans recours – With no recourse. Sciens – Knowingly. Scienter – Knowingly. Scire facias – That you cause to know. Scribere est agere – To write is to act. Se defendendo – In self-defence. Secus – The legal position is different, …

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Ratio Decidendi – The rule of law on which a judicial decision is based. The reason or rationale for the decision by Court. Re – In the matter of. Reprobata pecunia leberat solventem – Money refused releases the debtor. Res – Matter, affair, thing, circumstance. Res gestae – Facts surrounding or relevant to a case …

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Quaeitur – The question is raised. Quantum – How much, an amount. Quantum Merit – As much as deserved. Qui facit per alium facit per se – He who acts through another acts by himself/Liability of an employer for the act of employee. A person who does a thing through the instrumentality of another, is …

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Pacta sund servanada – Treaties are legally binding. Palimony – Money which a court orders a man to pay regularly to a woman with whom he been living and from whom he has separated. Par delictum – Equal fault. Pari Materia – Of the same matter; on the same subject Pari passu – On an equal …

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Obiter Dicta – Things which are said in passing. Remarks of a judge which are not necessary to reaching a decision, but are made as comments, illustrations or thoughts. Omne sacramentum debet esse de certa scientia – Every oath ought to be of certain knowledge. Omnia delicta in aperto leviora sunt – All crimes (committed) …

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Nam nemo haeres viventis – For no one is an heir of a living person. Naturae vis maxima est – The force of nature is the greatest. Necessitas non habet legem – Necessity has no law. Necessitas publica est major quam privata – Public necessity is greater than private necessity. Nemo admittendus est inhabilitare se …

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Major continet in se minus – The greater contains the less. Mala fide – In bad faith. Mala grammatica non vitiat chartam – Bad grammar does not vitiate a deed. Mala in se – Bad in themselves. Mala prohibita – Crimes prohibited. Malitia supplet aesatem – Malice supplies age. Malo animo – With evil intent. …

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Laissez-faire – Political theory where a government does nothing to control the market. The policy of leaving things to take their own course, without interfering. Leges posteriores priores contrarias abrogant – Subsequent laws repeal prior conflicting ones. Legibus sumptis desinentibus legibus naturae utendum est – When laws imposed by the State fail, we must use …

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Jetsam – Cargo which is thrown off a sinking ship. Judex est lex loquens – A judge is the law speaking. Judex non potest esse testis in propira causa – A judge cannot be witness in his own cause. Judex non potest injuriam sibi datam punire – A judge cannon punish a wrong done to …

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Id est (i.e) – That is. Id quod commune est, nostrum esse dicitur – That which is common is said to be ours. Idem – The same person or thing. Ignorantia legis neminem excusat- Ignorance of law is no excuse. Ignorantia Facti Excusat – Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat – Ignorance of facts may be excused …

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Habeas Corpus – You have the body. A writ (court order) that commands an individual or a government official who has restrained another to produce the prisoner at a designated time and place so that the court can determine the legality of custody and decide whether to order the prisoner’s release.