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.	846
Cuius est solum, ejus est usque ad caelu	Who owns the land, owns down to the center of the earth and up to the heavens. This principle of land...	839
Bona vacantia	Property that belongs to no person, and which may be claimed by a finder. In some states, the government...	836
Cestui que	A shortened version of "cestui a que use le feoffment fuit fait," literally, "The person for whose use...	828
Decree nisi	A provisional decision of a court which does not have force or effect until a certain condition is met...	827
Ex gratia	Out of kindness, voluntary.	823
Fait accompli	An accomplished fact; an action which is completed before those affected by it are in a position to query...	821
Consensus ad idem	Agreement on an idea. According to this concept, parties to a contract must agree on the terms of the...	819
Corum non judice	A proceeding committed by a Court without jurisdiction or not by the proper judge. They are non-judicial...	811
Dehors	French for outside. In the context of legal proceedings, it refers to that which is irrelevant or outside...	802