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Cum multis aliis-With many others.
Crescit eundo-It increases in its course.
Cui bono?—To what purpose? For whose good?
Custos morum-The guardian of morality.
Data-Things granted.

De facto-in fact, indeed.

De jure-By right, by law.

Dei gratia-By the favor of God.

Delirium tremens-The drunkard's madness. De mortuis nil nisi bonum—Of the dead say nothing unfavorable.

De novo-Anew, again.

Deo juvante-With God's assistance.

Deo volente-God willing.

Desunt caetera-The rest are wanting.

Dramatis personae-The character of a play. Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori-It is pleasant and glorious to die for one's country. E pluribus unum-One from many. The motto of the United States, the allusion being to the formation of one federal government out of several independent States.

Ergo-Therefore.

Est modus in rebus-There is a medium in affairs.
Ex concesso-From what has been granted.
Ex necessitate rei-From the necessity of the case.
Exeunt omnes-They all depart, or leave.
Ex officio-By virtue of office.

Ex parte-On one side.

Ex tempore-From the time, without study or premeditation.

Ex post facto-From something done afterwards. An ex post facto law, is one which applies to an offence which was committed previous to the enactment of the law.

Fac simile-(Do the like), a close imitation. Fieri facias-Cause it to be done, a kind of writ. Fiat-Let it be done.

Habeas Corpus-You may have the body, a writ.
Hic jacet-Here lies.

Humanum est errare-To err is human.
Impromptu-Without study.

In dubiis-In matters of doubt.

In limine-On the threshold, at the outset.

In loco-In the place.

In nubibus-In the clouds.

In presenti-At the present time.

In propria persona-In his own person.

In statu quo-In the state in which it was-unchanged. Instanter-Instantly.

Inter nos-Between ourselves.

In terrorem-In terror, as a warning.

In toto-In the whole, altogether.

Ipse dixit-He said it, one's own assertion.
Jus gentium-The law of nations.

Jure divino-By divine right.

Jure humano-By human right.

Labor omnia vincit-Labor conquers all things.
Lapsus linguae-A slip of the tongue.
Lapsus pènnae-A slip of the pen.

Lex talionis-The law of retaliation..
Literatim-Letter for letter.

Locum tenens-Occupying the place, a substitute. Lusus naturae-A freak of nature, a deformed production.

Mala fide-In bad faith.

Malum per se-An evil of itself.

Magna est veritas et prevalebit-Truth is powerful and will prevail.

Maximum-The greatest.

Minimum-The least.

Memento mori-Be mindful of death.

Meum et tuum-Mine and thine.

Mirabile dictu-Strange to tell.

More majorum-After the manner of our ances

tors.

Mors omnibus communis-Death is common to all.
Multum in parvo-Much in a little.

Modus operandi-The manner of operating.
Ne plus ultra-Nothing beyond, nothing better.
Nolens volens-Willing or unwilling.

Nisi prius-Unless before, a writ.
Non compos mentis-Of unsound mind.

Non sequitur-It does not follow, a conclusion not warranted by the premises.

Operae pretium est-It is worth while.

Otium cum dignitate-Leisure with dignity.

Passim-Everywhere.

Pater patriae-The father of his country.
Per diem-By the day.

Per se-By itself.

Posse comitatus-The civil power of the country, an armed body.

Prima facie-On the first appearance.

Primum mobile-The first impulse, the main spring.

Post mortem-After death. A post mortem ex-
amination is the examination of a corpse for the
purpose of ascertaining the cause of death.
Pro et con (pro et contra)-For and against.
Pro bono publico-For the public good.
Punica fide-Punic faith, perfidy.
Privatim-Privately.
Publice-Publicly.

Probatum est-It is tried and proved.

Quantum-How much.

Quid nunc

-What now? One curious to know

everything.

Quid pro quo-What for what, a mutual consid

eration.

Quo jure-By what right.

Quo warranto-By what authority, a writ.

Quondam-Formerly.

Quorum-(Of whom), such a number of any asso-
ciation as may legally transact business.
Quota-(How much, how many), a share.
Quo animo-With what mind.

Respice finem-Look to the end.

Requiescat in pace-May he rest in peace. Sanctum sanctorum-The holy of holies, a private apartment.

Scire facias-Cause it to be known, a writ.
Secundum artem-According to art.

Semper idem-Always the same.

Sine die-Without day. The business of a society is deferred sine die, when no day is assigned for its reconsideration.

Sic passim-So everywhere.

Sic transit gloria mundi―Thus passes away the glory of the world.

Sine qua non-(Without which not), a thing indispensable.

Solus-Alone.

Sub poena-Under penalty, a writ.

Sui generis-Of its own kind, singular.
Summum bonum-The chief good.

Tolis viribus—With all his might.

Toties quoties-As many times as.
Ubique-Every where.

Ultra-(Beyond), excessive, extravagant.

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