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

Pro tanto	to the extent specified	219
Pro tempore / pro tem	for the time being.	215
Quando lex aliquid alicul concedit conce	When law gives a person anything it gives him that without which it can not exist.	254
Quantum meruit	Reasonable value of services	221
Quasi	The term ‘quasi’ used before a noun makes the application of that noun flexible to some extent. The...	239
Quasi-contract	A quasi-contract is not a contract though it seems to be a contract. A contract that means that a man...	247
Quo warranto	The meaning of the term is ‘by what authority’. A prerogative writ issued by the Crown against one...	271
Ratio Decidendi	The reasons for the decision; the essential legal reasoning for the decision in a case. The binding precedent...	268
Res judicata	“A matter which is adjudicated cannot be readjudicated”. The legal principle common to many municipal...	274
Res Judicata Pro veritate Accipitur	A thing adjudicated is received as the truth. A judicial decision is conclusive as between the parties,...	314