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

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
Pendente lite	while the litigation is pending	220
Ubi jus ibi remedium est	Where there is a right there is a remedy.	623
Quando lex aliquid alicul concedit conce	When law gives a person anything it gives him that without which it can not exist.	255
Ad colligendum bona	When a person dies and there is no apparent executor or administrator, a person can be appointed by Court...	838
Suo moto	Upon one's own initiative. Usually used when a court of law, upon its own initiative, (i.e., no petition...	224
Sub silentio	Under silence.	213
Subpoena	Under Punishment. An order from a court for a person to appear at a trial under punishment for failure...	211
Pro tanto	to the extent specified	219
Stare Decisis	To stand by that which has been decided. The principle of binding precedent whereby the decision in one...	228