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

Non compos mentis	Not of sound mind / unsound	241
Non est factum	It is not his deed	202
Obiter Dicta	Statements of opinion by a judge not strictly necessary to her or his decision.	230
Omnia praesumuntur rite case acta	All things are presumed to be rightly done.	218
Pendente lite	while the litigation is pending	220
Per Incuriam	The meaning of the phrase is ‘through want of care’. This phrase is used to mean a decision of the...	278
Per se	by itself, by themselves.	213
Post mortem	After death.	215
Prima facie	At the first sight.	241
Pro bono publico	For the public good.	222