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WorksheetsLegal Latin - Latin judgments, A writ by any other name...Part 1
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
imprimatur – (imprimo, imprimere – to impress, imprint)
to force one's opinion
to press the point
"let it be printed"
to impel harshly
pro bono publico (pro – for, bonus – good, publica – public)
largesse
to work without pay
to give away time/money
for the public good
pendente lite; lis pendens (pendere – to hang, lis, litis n, - lawsuit; quarrel)
hanging in the balance
while judgment is pending
in suspension
a case in progress
inter alia among other things (inter – among, alia – other)
among other considerations
among other things
between the lines
besides, it happens that
in camera ; lit."in a room" (camera, camerae f - room, vault)
in private
in conference
for the public
in consideration
ex parte lit: from a part/party (ex – from, pars, partis – part)
one sided
prejudiced
discriminated
rude and inconsiderate
ad infinitum (infinitus ADJ - endless; infinite)
to long to consider
going on to long
boring
forever
sine die - lit "without day/date" (sine – without, dies – day)
forever
no date set
not on the calendar
not on time or not timely
fiat lit "let it be done" (fieri – to be done)
to issue an official order
command
mandata
proclamation
casus belli (casus – reason, bellum – war)
to set up to fail
false pretense
bellicose
a ground for war
restitutio in integrum - (restitutio – rebuilding, integer - whole, complete)
between the time of new leadership
the time in between
complete restoration
putting back as new
lingua franca (lit "Frank tongue")
language of the clergy
international language
language of the Barbarians
language of the continent
Define: ab initio (ab - from, initium, initi(i) n - beginning)
from the initial beginning
from the beginning
from the intial stage
by the first time
