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,...321
Res sub judice'Under judgment'. See, for better understanding, section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act...280
Salus populi est suprema lexRegard for the public welfare is the highest law226
Sine qua non(a condition) without which it could not be or "without which (there is) nothing."243
Stare DecisisTo stand by that which has been decided. The principle of binding precedent whereby the decision in one...236
Sub silentioUnder silence.219
SubpoenaUnder Punishment. An order from a court for a person to appear at a trial under punishment for failure...216
Suo motoUpon one's own initiative. Usually used when a court of law, upon its own initiative, (i.e., no petition...231