Latin Terms and Phrases - Chancery Law Chronicles

Latin terms and phrases are crucial in the study of law and in the interpretation of statutes in any jurisdiction. Presentation of these terms and phrases in lucid and plain languages is also very important and obviously helpful for the people having interest on law. The matter deserves more appeal in countries like Bangladesh where there are lack of ready-made and available resources in the market. In this segment, equivalent English meaning of different Latin terms and phrases as frequently used in the study of law are considered in plain and lucid language.

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Title	Details	Hits

Vis-à-vis	In relation to. In comparison with.	438
De minimis non curat lex or de minimis	Insignificant or too small to bother with.	439
Inter vivos	Between the living. This term is used to refer to a transfer or gift made during one's lifetime, as opposed...	439
Res Judicata Pro veritate Accipitur	A thing adjudicated is received as the truth. A judicial decision is conclusive as between the parties,...	440
Audi alterem partem	Hear the other party. It is one of the principles of natural justice that before condemning a person,...	443
Ex aequo et bono	A case decided on the basis of what is just and fair under the circumstances, [Reference: Article 38(2),...	449
e.g. / Exempli gratia	As for example.	450
Utlite pendente nihil innovetur	During litigation nothing should be introduced. For reference, see, section 52 of the Transfer of Property...	450
ut res magis valeat quam pereat	It is better for a thing to have effect than to be made void	452
Dehors	French for outside. In the context of legal proceedings, it refers to that which is irrelevant or outside...	453