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Legal Latin - Latin judgments, A writ by any other name...Part 1

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

imprimatur  – (imprimo, imprimere – to impress, imprint)

a)

to force one's opinion

b)

to press the point

c)

"let it be printed"

d)

to impel harshly

2.

pro bono publico   (pro – for, bonus – good, publica – public)

a)

largesse

b)

to work without pay

c)

to give away time/money

d)

 for the public good

3.

pendente lite; lis pendens (pendere – to hang, lis, litis n, - lawsuit; quarrel)

a)

hanging in the balance

b)

while judgment is pending

c)

in suspension

d)

a case in progress

4.

inter alia    among other things (inter – among, alia – other)

a)

among other considerations

b)

among other things

c)

between the lines

d)

besides, it happens that

5.

in camera   ; lit."in a room" (camera, camerae  f  - room,  vault)

a)

 in private

b)

in conference

c)

for the public

d)

in consideration

6.

ex parte     lit: from a part/party (ex – from, pars, partis – part)

a)

one sided

b)

prejudiced

c)

discriminated

d)

rude and inconsiderate

7.

ad infinitum     (infinitus ADJ - endless; infinite)

a)

to long to consider

b)

going on to long

c)

boring

d)

 forever

8.

sine die  - lit "without day/date" (sine – without, dies – day)

a)

forever

b)

no date set

c)

not on the calendar

d)

not on time or not timely

9.

fiat  lit "let it be done" (fieri – to be done)

a)

to issue an official order

b)

   command

c)

mandata

d)

proclamation

10.

casus belli   (casus – reason, bellum – war)

a)

to set up to fail

b)

false pretense

c)

bellicose

d)

 a ground for war

11.

restitutio in integrum  -  (restitutio – rebuilding, integer - whole, complete)             

a)

between the time of new leadership

b)

the time in between

c)

complete restoration

d)

putting back as new

12.

                 lingua franca    (lit "Frank tongue")

a)

language of the clergy

b)

 international language

c)

language of the Barbarians

d)

language of the continent

13.

Define: ab initio    (ab - from, initium, initi(i) n - beginning)

a)

from the initial beginning

b)

from the beginning

c)

from the intial stage

d)

by the first time