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Legal Dictionary A ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia Consequences of abuse do not aply to general use ab actu ad posse valet illatio From the past one can infer the future ab aeterno From the beginning of time ab asino lanam Wool from an ass (blood from a stone) a bene placito At pleasure abest S/he is absent abeunt studia in mores Pursuits change into habits (Ovid) ab extra From the outside abiit ad maiores S/he has gone to the ancestors (i.e., died) abiit ad plures S/he has gone to the majority (i.e., died) abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit He has departed, gone off, escaped, broken out (Cicero) ab imo pectore From the bottom of the heart ab inconvenienti CLAT junction………………………………Pre School To NLU’s Page 1 From the inconvenience involved ab incunabulis From infancy (from the cradle) ab initio From the beginning ab intra From within ab invito Against the will; unwillingly ab Iove principium From Jove is my beginning (words of Aeneas, Virgil) ab irato From the angryman (i.e., unfair) abnormis sapiens A natural born philosopher (Horace) ab origine From the origin; from the first ab ove maiori discit arare minor From the older ox the younger learns to plow ab ovo From the egg (i.e., from the beginning) ab ovo usque ad mala From the egg to the apples (i.e., from the beginning to the end) abscisio infiniti Cutting off an infinite part absense haeres non erit The absent one will not be heir absente febre Without fever absentem laedit cum ebrio qui litigat To quarrel with a drunk is to wrong a man who is not even there absente reo The defendant being absent CLAT junction………………………………Pre School To NLU’s Page 2 absit invidia May ill will be absent (i.e., no offense intended) absolvo I absolve; I acquit absque Without; but for absque hoc But for this; apart from this absque ulla nota Without any marks ab uno ad omnes From one to all ab uno disce omnes From one example, learn all (Virgil) ab urbe condita (A.U.C.) From the foundation of the city (i.e., Rome; traditional date of foundation is 753 BC) abusus non tollit usum Abuse of a right does not invalidate use abyssus abyssum invocat Hells calls hell (the Vulgate translation of the Bible) a capite ad calcem From head to heel (totally, entirely) accedas ad curiam You may approach the court accessit S/he came near (i.e., a runner-up) accipiunt leges, populus quibus legibus ex lex They consent to laws which place people beyond the pale of the law accusare nemo se debit, nisi coram Deo No one is bound to accuse herself/himself, unless before God acerbus et ingens Fierce and mighty ac etiam CLAT junction………………………………Pre School To NLU’s Page 3 And also Acheruntis pabulum Food for Acheron (i.e., food for the gallows) a caelo usque ad centrum From the sky to the centre of the earth a cruce salus Salvation [comes] from the cross acta eruditorum Contributions to a cause acta est fabula The drama has been acted out (Augustus) acta sanctorum Deeds of the saints (Jean Bolland) actio ex delicto Cause of action (i.e., reason for lawsuit) actio personalis moritur cum personal Personal action dies with the person actum agere To do what has already been done actum est de re publica It is all over with the republic/commonwealth actum ne agas Do not redo that which has been done actus curiae Act of the court actus Dei act of God actus reus The criminal act; the guilty act a cuspide corona From the spear a crown ab absurdum To the absurd CLAT junction………………………………Pre School To NLU’s Page 4 ad alium diem At another day ad amussim According to a rule (i.e., accurately) ad aperturam libri At the opening of a book ad arbitrium At will (i.e., at pleasure) ad astra To the starts (i.e., to the top) ad astra per aspera To the stars through dificulties (motto of the state of Kansas) a dato From the date ad baculum To the rod (i.e., appeal to force, not reason) ad augusta per angusta To honour through difficulties ad calendas Graecas To the Greek calends (i.e., never, as Greeks did not have calends) ad captandum For the sake of pleasing ad captandum vulgus Appealing to the emotions of the crowd ad clerum To the clergy ad crumenam To the purse (i.e., appealing to self-interest) ad damnum To the damages (i.e., amount demanded) addendum Something to be added adde parvum parvo magnus acervus erit CLAT junction………………………………Pre School To NLU’s Page 5 Add a little to a little and there will be a great heap (Ovid) additur Let it be increased ad effectum Until effectual a Deo et rege From God andthe king adeo in teneris consuescere multum est [It is] imperative to form habits in the early years (Virgil) a Deo lux nostra Our light comes from God adesse To be present Adeste Fideles Ocome, all ye faithful ad eundem gradum To the same degree (i.e., equal blame or praise) ad extra To the outside ad extremum To the extreme (i.e., to the end) ad fidem To faith (i.e., in allegiance) ad filum aquae To the center of the stream ad filum viae To the centre of the road ad finem To the end; at the end of the page ad finem fidelis Faithful to the end ad gloriam For the glory CLAT junction………………………………Pre School To NLU’s Page 6 ad gustum To one's taste ad hanc vocem To this word adhibenda est in iocando moderatio One should employ restraint in his/her jests (Cicero) adhibendus To be administered ad hoc To this; for a specific occasion; impromptu ad hominem Personal attack relating to the individual adhuc sub iudice lis est The case is still before the court ad hunc locum At this place ad idem To the same point a die From that day ad ignorantium To ignorance [of the facts of an argument] ad infinitum Without an end; to infinity; without limit ad initium At the beginning ad instar After the fashion of... ad instar omnium In the likeness of all ad interim In the meantime; for the time being ad internecionem CLAT junction………………………………Pre School To NLU’s Page 7 To extermination ad invidiam To envy; to prejudice ad iudicium To judgement; to common sense adiuvante Deo labor proficit With God's help, work prospers ad libitum (ad lib) At pleasure; extemporaneously or freely ad limina apostolorum To the thresholds of the apostles ad litem For the specific lawsuit ad litteram To the letter (i.e., precisely) ad locum At the place, at a specific location ad majorem Dei gloriam To the greater glory of God (motto of the Jesuits) ad manum At hand (i.e., ready and prepared) ad meliora vertamur Let us turn to better things ad misericordiam To pity (i.e., appealing to mercy) ad modum In the manner of ad multos annos After many years ad nauseam To the point of sickness; to the point of being disgusted ad nocendum patentes sumus We all have power to do harm (Seneca) CLAT junction………………………………Pre School To NLU’s Page 8 ad partes dolentes To the painful parts ad patres To the fathers (i.e., dead) ad paucos dies For a few days ad perpetuam rei memoriam For the eternal/perpetual rememberance of the thing ad personal To the person; relating to the individual ad populum To the people ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora ad quem ad quod Eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow ad quem To or for whom; to or for which ad quod To which; for which ad quod damnum To what damage ad referendum For reference; for further consideration ad rem To the thing; relevant to the present matter ad saturatum To saturation adscriptus glebae A person bound tothe soil; a serf ad sectam At the lawsuit of adstante febre When fever is present adsum CLAT junction………………………………Pre School To NLU’s Page 9 I am present; to be present ad summam In short; in a word adsummum To the highest point adulter Corrupter; seducer ad unguem To the fingernail (i.e., with great precision) ad unguemfactus A highly polished work; to perfection ad unguem factus homo A man polished tothe nail (Horace) adc unum omnes All to one; in a unanimous fashion ad usum According to custom ad usum Delphini For the Dauphin's use; expurgated ad usum externum For external use ad usum externum For external use ad utrumque paratus Ready for anything; prepared for the worst ad valorem According to value ad verbum To the word; verbatim ad verecundiam Appeal to modesty in an argument adversa Things having been noted... CLAT junction………………………………Pre School To NLU’s Page 10 adversa virtute repello I repel adversity by valor adversaria That which has been turned to; commentary adversus Against; contrary to adversus bonos mores Against good morals adversus solem ne loquitor Don't speak against the sun (i.e., an obvious fact) ad vitam For life; for the duration of a person's life ad vitam aeternam For eternal life; for all time ad vitam aut culpam For life or until a misdeed ad vivum To the life advocatus diaboli Devil's advocate aedificatum That which is built aeger To be sick; medical excuse of a British student aeger amore Love's sickness aegra amans Lover's sickness aegrescit medendo The disease worsens with treatment (Virgil) aegri somnia vana A sick man's dream; hallucination (Virgil) aegrotat CLAT junction………………………………Pre School To NLU’s Page 11 S/he is sick; certificate denoting illness aequabiliter et diligenter Uniformly and diligently aequales Equal parts aequam servare mentem To preserve a calm mind; equanimity (Horace) aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem Remember to maintain a calm mind while doing difficult tasks (Virgil) aequanimiter With composure; with equanimity aequilibrium indifferentiae State of exact balance between two actions aequitas sequitur legem Equity follows the law aequo animo With a calm mind; with equanimity aequo pulsat pede [Pale Death] knocks with equal foot (Horace) aere perennius