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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Subpoena	Under Punishment. An order from a court for a person to appear at a trial under punishment for failure...	211
Sub silentio	Under silence.	214
Stare Decisis	To stand by that which has been decided. The principle of binding precedent whereby the decision in one...	230
Sine qua non	(a condition) without which it could not be or "without which (there is) nothing."	236
Salus Populi Suprema Lex	The safety of the people is the Supreme Law.	225
Salus populi est suprema lex	Regard for the public welfare is the highest law	223
Res sub judice	'Under judgment'. See, for better understanding, section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act...	274
Res Judicata Pro veritate Accipitur	A thing adjudicated is received as the truth. A judicial decision is conclusive as between the parties,...	314
Res judicata	“A matter which is adjudicated cannot be readjudicated”. The legal principle common to many municipal...	274
Ratio Decidendi	The reasons for the decision; the essential legal reasoning for the decision in a case. The binding precedent...	268