Latin Legal Words

ab initio

• abolition

• abbreviation

• off the track

• from the beginning

ultra vires

• within the powers

• beyond the powers

• within the range

• beyond the range

bona fide

• in good faith

• in bad faith

• to deceive

• to pretend

Prima facie

• at first sight

• primary fact

• unsubstantiated claim

• primary authority

a priori

• prioritize

• from earlier

• previous case

• put in order based on importance

de facto

• in theory

• unsubstantiated

• from the beginning

• in fact

Inter alia

• compare

• among other things

• same as above

• alias

post mortem

• after death

• before death

• after examination

• before examination

pro bono

• without arranging a future date for something

• With good faith

• for the public good

• the present situation

status quo

• the present situation

• the past situation

• invalid status

• valid status