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Latin Mottos 16-20

Terms

undefined, object
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anno domini
in the year of our lord
caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
obiter dictum
something said along the way
possunt quia posse videntur
they can because they think they can
post meridiem
after noon
mirabile dictu
wonderful to tell
non prosequitur
he does not prosecute
ale iacta est
the die is cast
mens sana in corpore sano
a sound mind in a sound body
post scriptum
written after
nolo contendere
i do not wish to contend
a vinculo matrimoni
from the bond of marriage
CF
compare
circa
about
confer
compare
non compos mentis, non compos
not sound or sane of mind
VS
against
virtus praemium est optimum
virtue is the best reward
carmina morte carent
songs do not die
P.M.
after noon
pro tempore
for the time
cum grano salis
with a grain of salt
inter vivos
between the living
C
about
et alibi
and elsewhere
ad
to
sine qua non
something indispensable
ante meridiem
before noon
modus vivendi
manner of living
per se
by itself
nisi
if not
A.M.
before noon
habeas corpus
thou shalt have the body
A.D.
in the year of our lord
status quo
sate in which
ex post facto
from what is done afterwards
compos mentis
sound or sane of mind
sui iuris
of one's own right
nil homini certum est
nothing is certain to man
inter nos
among us
omnia praeclara rara
all the best things are rare
ET AL
and elsewhere
versus
against
nolle prosequi
to be unwilling to prosecute

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