Latin Terms and Phrases - A

Latin Terms and Phrases - A

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Res Judicata Pro veritate AccipiturA thing adjudicated is received as the truth. A judicial decision is conclusive as between the parties,...410
Res sub judice'Under judgment'. See, for better understanding, section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act...332
Salus populi est suprema lexRegard for the public welfare is the highest law273
Sine qua non(a condition) without which it could not be or "without which (there is) nothing."289
Stare DecisisTo stand by that which has been decided. The principle of binding precedent whereby the decision in one...289
Sub silentioUnder silence.262
SubpoenaUnder Punishment. An order from a court for a person to appear at a trial under punishment for failure...267
Suo motoUpon one's own initiative. Usually used when a court of law, upon its own initiative, (i.e., no petition...280