Commonly used legal phrases from Latin

[color=darkred]Ab inito[/color] - From the beginning

[color=darkred]Ab extra[/color] - From outside

[color=darkred]Absoluta sententia expositore non indiget[/color] - An absolute judgment needs no expositor.

[color=darkred]Abundans cautela non nocet[/color] - Abundant caution does no harm.

[color=darkred]Accessorius sequitur[/color] - One who is an accessory to the crime cannot be guilty of a more serious crime than the principal offender.

[color=darkred]Actio personalis moritur cum persona[/color] - A personal action dies with the person.

[color=darkred]Actiones legis[/color] - Law suits.

[color=darkred]Actori incumbit onus probandi [/color]- The burden of proof lies on the plaintiff.

[color=darkred]Actus nemini facit injuriam[/color] - The act of the law does no one wrong.

[color=darkred]Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea[/color] - The act does not make one guilty unless there be a criminal intent.

[color=darkred]Actus reus[/color] - A guilty deed or act.

[color=darkred]Ad ea quae frequentius acciduunt jura adaptantur[/color] - The laws are adapted to those cases which occur more frequently.

[color=darkred]Ad hoc[/color] - For this purpose.

[color=darkred]Ad infinitum[/color] - Forever, without limit, to infinity.

[color=darkred]Aedificare in tuo proprio solo non licet quod alteri noceat[/color] - It is not lawful to build on one's own land what may be injurious to another.

[color=darkred]Aequitas legem sequitur[/color] - Equity follows the law.

[color=darkred]Aequitas nunquam contravenit legem[/color] - Equity never contradicts the law.

[color=darkred]Alibi[/color] - At another place, elsewhere.

[color=darkred]Alienatio rei praefertur juri accrescendi[/color] - Alienation is preferred by law rather than accumulation.

[color=darkred]Aliunde[/color] - From elsewhere, or, from a different source

[color=darkred]Allegans contraria non est audiendus[/color] - One making contradictory statements is not to be heard.

[color=darkred]Allegans suam turpitudinem non est audiendus[/color] - One alleging his own infamy is not to be heard.

[color=darkred]Allegatio contra factum non est admittenda[/color] - An allegation contrary to a deed is not to be heard.

[color=darkred]Ambiguitas contra stipulatorem est[/color] - An ambiguity is most strongly construed against the party using it.

[color=darkred]Ambiguitas verborum patens nulla verificatione excluditur[/color] - A patent ambiguity is never helped by averment.

[color=darkred]Amicus curiae[/color] - A friend of the Court.

[color=darkred]Animo furandi[/color] - With an intention of stealing.

[color=darkred]Animo testandi[/color] - With an intention of making a will.

[color=darkred]Ante[/color] - Before.

[color=darkred]Arbitrium est judicium[/color] - An award is a judgment.

[color=darkred]Argumentum ab auctoritate fortissimum est in lege[/color] - An argument drawn from authority is the strongest in law.

[color=darkred]Argumentum ab impossibilii plurimum valet in lege[/color] - An argument from impossibility is very strong in law.

[color=darkred]Argumentum ad hominem[/color] - An argument directed at the person.

[color=darkred]Argumentum ad ignoratiam[/color] - An argument based upon ignorance (i.e. of one's adversary).

[color=darkred]Arma in armatos sumere jura sinunt[/color] - The laws permit the taking up of arms against the armed.

[color=darkred]Assentio mentium[/color] - The meeting of minds, i.e. mutual assent.

[color=darkred]Assignatus utitur jure auctoris[/color] - An assignee is clothed with rights of his assignor.

[color=darkred]Audi alteram partem[/color] - Hear the other side.