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Animus testandi. An intention to make a testament or will.

Inter alia. Among other things

Interim. Temporary

Ipso facto. By the fact itself

Ignorantia legis non excusat. Ignorance of the law excuses no one from compliance

therewith

Ignorantia facti excusat. Ignorance of the fact...................

Pari delicto. Equal fault

Functus officio. Having performed his duty, having served its purpose

Res ipsa loquitur. The thing speaks for itself

In toto. In all, entirely

Ex officio. By virtue or because of an office

Onus probandi. The burden of proof

Animus lucrandi. Intent to gain

Corpus delicti. The body of the offence; the essence of the crime.

Juris et jure. A phrase employed to denote conclusive presumptions of law which

cannot be rebutted by evidence. The words signify of law and from law.

Articulo mortis. At the point of death

Ab initio. From beginning

Stare decisis, et non quieta movere. To standby precedents and not to disturb thatwhich is settled: to follow decided cases

Arguendo. For the sake of argument

Sine qua non. An essential element or condition

Lex domicile. Law of the domicile

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Status quo. Existing state of affairs

Ex parte. 'By or for one party' or 'by one side.'

Parens patriae.A doctrine that grants the inherent power and authority of the state

to protect persons who are legally unable to act on their own behalf.

Bona fide. Good faith

Obiter dictum. is an opinion or a remark made by a judge which does not form anecessary part of the court's decision.

Ceteris paribus. All things being equal

Mandamus. we order a writ

Animo furandi. Intention to steal

Resperit domino. The thing is lost to the owner. This phrase is used to express that

when a thing is lost or destroyed, it is lost to the person who was the owner of it at

the time.

Jus possidendi. Right to possess

Jus jutendi. Right to use property

Jus disponendi. the right to dispose of a thing

Custodia legis. In the custody of the law

Suppressio veri expressio falsi - A suppression of truth is equivalent to an

expression of falsehood.

A quo. From which

Alter ego. The other

Reclusion perpetua. Permanent imprisonment

Motu propio. On his own impulse/ on his own accord

Ratio legis . underlying principle

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Dura lex sed lex- Law is harsh, but it's law

Contra bonus mores- Against good morals.

De facto- in factDe jure- in law

Nullum crimen nulla poene sine lege- no crime when there is no law that defines

and punish it.

ratio legis est anima legis- The reason of the law is the soul of the law

Delegatas protestas non potest deligari- no delegated powers can be further

delegated'

Damnum absque injuria- loss without injury

In pari delicto- in equal fault

Res judicata- a matter [already] judged

Animus-intent

Salus populi est suprema lex- The safety of the people is the supreme law.

Caveat emplor- Let the buyer beware

Quantum meruit- what one has earned

Solutio indebiti- RECOVERY OF UNSTIPULATED INTEREST PAID

Negotiorum gestio- management of the business of another

Intra vivos- between the living

Prima facie- at first sightPro forma- as a matter of form

Jus civile- Civil law

Jus dare- To give or to make the law

Jus natural- natural law