Latin for lawyers, in common usage for:

Business, IT and Law, Expert Witnesses - useful phrases ~

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ad hoc

ad infinitum

ad lib. (ad libitum)

ad nauseam

ad. val. (ad valorem)

alias

alibi

ante

a priori

bona fide

carpe diem

caveat emptor

ceteris paribus

contra

c.v. (curriculum vitae)

de facto

de jure

de novo

e.g, (exempli gratia)

erratum, errata

etc. (et cetera)

et seq. (et sequens)

ex ante

ex cathedra

exeat

ex gratia

ex officio

ex parte

ex post facto

ex silentio

flagrante delicto

habeas corpus

ibid. (ibidem)

id. (idem)

i.e. (id est)

in camera

in curia

in extenso

in extremis

infra dig. (infra

dignitatem)

inter alia

inter nos

inter se

in toto

intra vires

ipso facto

 

licet

modo et forma

modus operandi

nb. (nota bene)

nem. con.

(nemi ne contradicente)

nil desperandum

non sequitur

Ob. (obit)

obiter dictum

onus

onus probandi

pari passu

per

per cent (per centum)

per se

prima facie

pro bono publico

pro hac vice

pro rata

pro tem. (pro tempore)

proximo

 

q.e. (quod est)

q.e.d. (quod erat

demonstrandum)

quo ad hoc

quid pro quo

q.v. (quod vide)

recto

seriatim

s ic.

sine die

sine qua non

status quo

stet.

sub rosa

ubi supra

ultimo

ultra vires

v. or vs. (versus)

verbatim ac litteratim

verso

via

vice versa

viva voce

viz. (videlicet)

volte-face

vox. pop. (vox populi)

Roman Numerals

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

 

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

 

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

200

500

1000

2000

Greek alphabet:

Α or α

Β or β

Γ or γ

Δ or δ

Ε or ε

Ζ or ζ

Η or η

Θ or θ

&etc through to

Ω or ω

For that purpose

Without end

According to pleasure: Freely

Until disgusted

According to value

Otherwise

Elsewhere

Before

From the cause to the effect

ln good faith

Live for the day, Lit. Pluck the day

Let the buyer beware

Other things being equal

Against

Lit. Course of life

That exists, in fact

By right

Starting afresh

For example

An error in printing

And the rest, and so on

And the following

Forecast, based on expected results

With full authority

permission for temporary absence

As a favour or goodwill

By virtue of office

ln the interests of one side only

ln the light of subsequent events

By the absence of contrary evidence

ln the act of committing the crime

A writ to appear, Lit.

You must have the body

ln the same place

The same, as mentioned before

That is

In secret

In open court

At full length

At the point of death

Beneath ones dignity

Among other things

Between ourselves

Between themselves

Entirely

Within one's powers

By the fact itself

It is allowed, legal

ln manner and form

Plan of working

Observe what follows, Lit. note well

Without opposition

Never despair

It does not follow logically

Died

Said as an aside

Burden

Burden of proof

On the same terms

By means of, according to

ln every hundred

By or in itself

At first sight

For the public good

For this occasion only

ln proportion

For the time being

ln or of next month

Which is

Which was the thing

to be proved

To this extent, as far as this

One thing for another

Which see

The right hand page

ln a series, one by one

Thus, so given

lndefinitely, without a day

(being named)

An indispensable condition

The same state as now

Let it stand

Secretly, in confidence

Where above mentioned

ln or of the last month

Beyond one's legal powers

Against

Word for word, letter for letter

The left hand page

By way of, Lit. road

The position being reversed

Oral academic exam,

Lit. with the living voice

By substitution, namely

Reversal of position in opinion

Public opinion. Lit.

the people’s voice

Roman Numerals

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

XIV

XV

XVI

XVI I

XVIII

XIX

XX

XXX

XL

L

LX

LXX

LXXX

XC

C

CC

D

M

MM

Alpha

Beta

Gamma

Delta

Epsilon

Zeta

Eta

Theta

&etc. —>

Omega

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Edwin Coe LLP, Xerox worlwide, BMW, DLA Piper LLP, Allan & Overy LLP, King & Spalding NYC LLP, Baker McKenzie LLP, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Hogan Lovells LLP, and many others