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

De minimis non curat lex or de minimis	Insignificant or too small to bother with.	760
Culpa lata	Latin for gross negligence. It is more than just simple negligence and includes any action or an omission...	759
Dominion utile	The property rights of a tenant. While not owning the property in a legal sense, the tenant, as having...	759
Fait accompli	An accomplished fact; an action which is completed before those affected by it are in a position to query...	745
Consensus ad idem	Agreement on an idea. According to this concept, parties to a contract must agree on the terms of the...	737
Cestui que	A shortened version of "cestui a que use le feoffment fuit fait," literally, "The person for whose use...	732
Ex gratia	Out of kindness, voluntary.	732
Decree nisi	A provisional decision of a court which does not have force or effect until a certain condition is met...	731
Corum non judice	A proceeding committed by a Court without jurisdiction or not by the proper judge. They are non-judicial...	727
Dehors	French for outside. In the context of legal proceedings, it refers to that which is irrelevant or outside...	719