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

Caveat venditor	Let the seller beware.	332
Certiorari	A writ of certiorari is a form of judicial review whereby a court is asked to consider a legal decision...	318
Cestui que	A shortened version of "cestui a que use le feoffment fuit fait," literally, "The person for whose use...	360
Cestui que trust or cestui que use	The formal Latin word for the beneficiary or donee of a trust.	374
Ceteris paribus	All things being equal or unchanged	337
Consensus ad idem	Agreement on an idea. According to this concept, parties to a contract must agree on the terms of the...	365
Corum non judice	A proceeding committed by a Court without jurisdiction or not by the proper judge. They are non-judicial...	374
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...	365
Culpa lata	Latin for gross negligence. It is more than just simple negligence and includes any action or an omission...	345
De bonis non / de bonis non administrati	A word used exclusively in estate matters and refers to situations where an estate is abandoned by an...	356