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

Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus	False in one thing, false in everything. A witness who willfully falsifies one matter is not credible...	553
Corum non judice	A proceeding committed by a Court without jurisdiction or not by the proper judge. They are non-judicial...	547
Habeas corpus	The most celebrated Writ in English Law means ‘have his body’. A prerogative writ of highest constitutional...	547
Ceteris paribus	All things being equal or unchanged	531
Cestui que	A shortened version of "cestui a que use le feoffment fuit fait," literally, "The person for whose use...	528
Culpa lata	Latin for gross negligence. It is more than just simple negligence and includes any action or an omission...	523
Fait accompli	An accomplished fact; an action which is completed before those affected by it are in a position to query...	522
Dicta or dictum	An observation by a judge on a matter not specifically before the court or not necessary in determining...	520
Bona fide	In good faith	517
Decree nisi	A provisional decision of a court which does not have force or effect until a certain condition is met...	517