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Latin Terms and Phrases of terms used on this site
There are 16 entries in this glossary.All
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A vinculo matrimonii |
The term is used to refer to a final and permanent divorce. |
| Ab initio |
From the start or begining. |
| Ad colligendum bona |
When a person dies and there is no apparent executor or administrator, a person can be appointed by Court order and for the limited and sole purpose of collecting, inventorizing and preserving the assets of the deceased until an appropriate full-fledged administrator can be found or appointed. Known then as an administrator ad colligendum, this person is an agent of the Court and does not have the true or full authority of an administrator of an estate. |
| Ad damnum |
It refers to the parts or sections of a petition that speaks to the damages that were suffered and claimed by the plaintiff. The ad damnum part of a petition will usually suggest an amount in money that the plaintiff asks the court to award. |
| Ad hoc |
For this purpose; for a specific purpose. An ad hoc committee, for example, is created with a unique and specific purpose or task and once it has studied and reports on the matter, it stands disbanded (compare with standing committee). |
| Ad infinitum |
Forever; without limit; indefinitely. |
| Ad litem |
Appointment of person for litigation. A guardian ad litem is a guardian appointed where the defendant is minor. See rule 3 of Order XXXII of CPC. |
| Ad valorem |
In proportion to the value. Applied to revenue duties, which are calculated according to the value of the subject matter taxed e.g. the phrase ‘ad valorem Court fee’ is used to mean the Court fee which not fixed but which is to be paid upon the value of the subject matter. |
| Addendum |
An attachment to a written document. For example, affidavits may be addendums to a petition as a petition may be an addendum to a writ |
| Afforare |
pricing of a things |
| Alibi |
At another place, elsewhere. |
| Amiables compositeurs |
Agreements permiting the arbitrators to decide the dispute according to the legal principles they believe to be just, without being limited to any particular national law. |
| Amicus Curiae |
Latin for "friend of the court." Refers to a party that is allowed to provide information (usually in the form of a legal brief) to a court even though the party is not directly involved in the case at hand. |
| Audi alterem partem |
Hear the other party. It is one of the principles of natural justice that before condemning a person, he should give the opportunity to defend him. |
| Autrefois acquit |
French word now part of English criminal law terminology. Refers to an accused who cannot be tried for a crime because the record shows he has already been subjected to trial for the same conduct and was acquitted. If the accused maintains that the previous trial resulted in conviction, he or she pleads "autrefois convict." "Autrefois attaint" is another similar term; "attainted" for a felony, a person cannot be tried again for the same offence. |
| Avunculus |
A mother's brother. "Avuncular" refers to an uncle. |