Today's Letter is F- Latin Terms Beginning With The Letter F
I will keep this post short, it's the weekend and I know you've all had a busy first week.
Below are a list of commonly used Latin Legal Terms, beginning with the letter F
1. felo de se - felon of himself; suicide: an adult who committed suicide was considered a felon. The crime was punishable by forfeiture of property to the king and the felon would receive a shameful burial.
2. flat justitia ruat caelum - do justice, let the sky fall: Justice should be carried out, regardless of the consequences
3. fides - faith
4. in flagrante delicto - in the very act of committing an offense
5. factum - a deed, a document
6. faidinus, faditus - an enemy, an exile, a banished man
7. fama nihil est celerius - nothing is quicker than a rumor
Imagine that: rumors were spreading all the way back...when...
8. fiat - let it be done
9. functus officio - having satisfied his duty and as a consequence ceased to have any authority over a matter
10. a fortiori - "with even stronger reason," which applies to a situation in which if one thing is true then it can be deduced that a second thing is even more true
{ this is sometimes used in conjuncture with the term from yesterday "circumstantial evidence"}
11. fiducia - trust
12. fieri facias - that you cause to be made: a writ of execution after judgment obtained in a legal action for debt
13. flagrante delicto - in the progressing offense or misdeed: caught in the act of committing an offense: caught red handed
4. in flagrante delicto - in the very act of committing an offense
5. factum - a deed, a document
6. faidinus, faditus - an enemy, an exile, a banished man
7. fama nihil est celerius - nothing is quicker than a rumor
Imagine that: rumors were spreading all the way back...when...
8. fiat - let it be done
9. functus officio - having satisfied his duty and as a consequence ceased to have any authority over a matter
10. a fortiori - "with even stronger reason," which applies to a situation in which if one thing is true then it can be deduced that a second thing is even more true
{ this is sometimes used in conjuncture with the term from yesterday "circumstantial evidence"}
11. fiducia - trust
12. fieri facias - that you cause to be made: a writ of execution after judgment obtained in a legal action for debt
13. flagrante delicto - in the progressing offense or misdeed: caught in the act of committing an offense: caught red handed
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So, how was your first week?
Am I really the first? Every time I think I am some one gets in a head of me.
ReplyDeleteI always wanted to know some legal Latin terms. Apparently you learn a lot of Latin during law school, yes?
Have a good weekend and looking forward to your Monday post.
Chuck at Apocalypse Now
I have the feeling that i'll be using #13 quite a lot with my wife...lol
ReplyDeleteYou're taking me back to high school, where I studied Latin. Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres, and all that good stuff.
ReplyDeleteAs I read the Latin "F" words, I could figure most of them out. But it was still a challenge, and enjoyable at that.
Magnus ursus sum!
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Bears Noting
I've learned some new terms today.
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