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WorksheetsLegal words and phrases of foreign origin
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 15mins
For a particular purpose is also called
Ad arbitrium
Ad idem
Ad largum
Ad hoc
Ad valorem means
To whom
For ever
According to value
At will
Alias means
Other things
Belonging to other
With an action
Also called as
If the accused is pleading that he could not commit the crime on that occasion .he is asking for
Alibi
Jus terti
Ambiguitas
Audi alteram partem
Ad infinitum
For today
For infinite number
For ever
For purpose
Amicus curiae
Amicable dispute
Friendly relations
Friend of court
Curing the victim
A person cannot be tried twice for the same wrong
Autre
Autrefois convict
Autrefois viticmos
Ante natul
Bona means
Bones
Good
Bad
Legacy
Bona gratia
Good faith
Good law
Good purpose
Good will
Caveat means
Let him in law
Discretionary power
Circumstances not in control
Let him beware
Causa sine qua non
Factors essential in occuring of an event
Factors not essential in an occurence of an event
Factors not in consideration
Factors beyond control
An order of a higher court which quashes the decision of lower court is
Certiorari
Certerora
Certiorare
Quas-ing order
Custodia legis
In the custody
In the arrest
In the custody of law
In custody of court
Compos mentis is
Of the unsound mind
Of the sharp mind
Of the sound mind
Of the mental stability
Contra bonos mores
Against the morals
Against the ethics
Against the law
Contraband in law
Coram
In number
In total
In general
In presence of
Corpus delicti
The substance of the crime
The value of the judgement
The body of law
The crime of body
Culpa means
Wrong
Criminal
Culprit
Closed
De facto means
By the means of law
Against the fact
By the virtue
By the means of fact
De novo
Afresh
Daily
Skip
Old
A certification of a fact by the court of acknowledgement of a fact by court on paper is .
Judgement
Degree
Decree
Order
Of the same kind
Edict
Ejusdem generis
Caveat toto
Ipso facto
And so on
Et cetera
Et vetera
Infinitum
Eo ipso
Payment made as a mercy or of no legal obligation
Ex gratia
Ex bono
Ex toto
Ex damnum
Ex parte
Acting retrospective
Intentionally
An order granted after hearing only one party
As a gift
Extra vires
Beyond control
Act of god
Beyond law
Beyond power
Holding the office formerly
ex acto
ex officio
ex bono
ex officio acta
ex post facto
Arising out of a wrong
arising out of a fact
arising out of a preparation
acting retrospectively
force majeaure
beyond one's control
force of law
force of judgement
majority of people exerting force
Functus officio
office in function
a fraud upon law
having discharged his duty
without effect
A place of jurisdiction is called
juricidicia
territorial juris
Court
forum
impromptu
improper
imperfect
readily
prompt in total
in limine
in the country
in similar case
on the threshold
at full length
in lieu of
in place of
in forum of
in memory
in a similar case
pari materia
Common purpose
in delay
in the material
in suspense
pendente lite
pending case
pending argument
pending judgement
pending litigation
in personam
in personality
in personal
in property
in total
inter alia
his mere word
of inter relationship
amongst other things
a right of action
ipso fact
by the reason of the fact
by the reason of judgement
by the reason
by the law itself
An innocent looking statement which has a hidden defamatory meaning
libel
slander
publication
innuendo
A person who dies without making a will
no will
intestate
in pauper
in lobo
lex fori
the law of the land
the law of the court
Act where performed
lawful power
lis pendens
a pending suit
a pending judgement
a pending order
a pending law
Locus Standi
law of the land
long possession
Right to be heard in court
Contest of Suit
modus operandi
Movable things
mode of operating
the form of transfer of property
operation not valid
