Important Maxim

A priori
Ab initio
Actio mixta
Actionable per se
Actus non facit reumnisi mens
sit rea
Actus reus
Ad hoc
Ad idem
Ad valorem
Aliunde
Animus possidendi
Audi alteram partem
Benami
Bona fide
Caveat

From the antecedent to the consequent.

From the beginning.
Mixed action.
The very act is punishable and no proof of damage is required.
An act does not make a man guilty unless there be guilty intention.

Wrongful act.
For the particular end or case at hand.
At some point.
According to value.
From another source.
Intention to possess.
Hear the other side.
Nameless.
Good faith; genuine.
A caution registered with the public court to indicate to the officials
that they are not to act in the matter mentioned in the caveat
without first giving notice to the caveator.
Caveat emptor
Let the buyer beware.
Caveat actor
Let the doer beware.
Caveat venditor
Let the seller beware.
Contemporanea expositio est A contemporaneous exposition or language is the best and
optima et fortissima lege
strongest in law. (old is gold).
Corpus delicti
Body/Gist of offence.
Cy pres
As nearly as may be practicable.
Damnum sine injuria
Damage without injury.
De facto
In fact.
De jure
By right (opposed to de facto) in law.
De novo
To make something new; to alter; renew.
Dies non
Day on which work is not performed.
Deceit
Anything intended to mislead another.
Del credre agent
Is a mercantile agent who in consideration of extra
remuneration(called as del credre commission) undertake to
indemnify his employer against loss arising from the failure of
persons with whom he contract to carry out their contracts.
Delegate potestas non-potest A delegated power cannot be delegated further.
delegari
Delegatus non potest delegare A delegate cannot delegate.
Dictum
Statement of law made by judge in the course of the decision but
not necessary to the decision itself.

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Dividend mandate
Ejusdem
(interpretation)
Estoppel
Ex facie
Ex parte
Factum probandum
Factum probans
Fungibility
Garnishee
Injuria sine damnum
Ipso facto
In lieu of
Inter alia
Inter se
Inter vivos
Intra vires
In personam
Indicia
Jus in personam
Jus in rem
Jus non scriptum
Jus scriptum
Lis
Lis pendens
Locus standi
Mala fide
Mens rea
Mutatis mutandis
Noscitur
a
(interpretation)
Onus probandi
Pari passu
Per se
Prima facie
Pro rata

Convey legally.
Member desires that dividend will be credited automatically to his
bank account.
generis Where there are general words following particular and specific
words, the general words must be confined to things of same kind
as those specified.
Stopped from denying.
Transparently illegal or prohibited by statute.
Proceedings in the absence of other party.
Fact in issue which is to be proved.
Relevant fact.
An interchangeability between goods/assets with other goods of
same type. Fungibility assumes that all goods having same value for
all. For instance currency notes.
An individual who holds money or property that belongs to a debtor
subject to an attachment proceedings by a creditor.
Injury without damage.
By the very nature of the case.
Instead of.
Among other things.
Among themselves.
Between living persons.
Within the powers.
A proceeding in which relief is sought against a specific person.
A symbol; token; mark.
Right against a person.
Right against the world at large.
Unwritten law; customary law.
Written law.
A suit cause of action.
A pending suit.
Right of a party to an action to appear and be heard on the question
before any tribunal.
In bad faith.
Guilty mind.
With necessary changes in points of detail (same to same).
sociis A word is known by its associates, one is known by his companions.
Burden of proof.
On equal footing or proportionately (equal rights).
By itself taken alone.
At first sight; on the face of it.
In proportion.

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Second mortgage.
Pari causa
Similar circumstances; with equal right.
Pari material
Relating to same person or thing.
Quit facit per alium facit per He who acts through another is acting himself (i.e.-Principal).
se
Quid pro quo
Something for something.
Ratio decidendi
Principal or reason underlying a decision.
Repatriation
Capital flow from a foreign country to the country of origin.
Returning money to home country from foreign.
Res judicata
A decision once rendered by a competent court on a matter in issue
between the parties after a full enquiry should not be permitted to
be agitated again.
Respondent superior
Let the principal be liable.
Res gestae
Facts relevant to a case and admissible in evidence.
Rule nisi
A rule which will become imperative and final unless cause to be
shown against it.
Spes successionis
Chance of a person to succeed as heir on the death of another.
Sui juris
Of his own right.
Situs
Position; situation; location.
Suo motu
On its own motion.
Sine die
Without a day being appointed.
Tortum
Civil wrong actionable without contract.
Uberrimae fide
Of utmost good faith.
Ubi jus ibi remedium
Where there is a right there is remedy.
Ultra vires
Beyond the scope, power/authority.
Ut
lite
pendente
nihil Nothing new to be introduced during litigation.
innovertur
Usufructuary
One who has the use and reaps the profits of property, but not
ownership.
Vis major
Act of god.
Vigilantibuset,
non The laws help those who are vigilant and not those who are slumber
dormientibus, jura subveniunt or lazy.
Vice versa
The order being reversed; other way round.
Certriorari (writ)
A writ by which records of proceeding are removed from inferior
court to High court and to quash decision that goes beyond its
jurisdiction.
Habeas corpus (writ)
A writ to have the body to be brought up before the judge.
Mandamus (writ)
A writ of command issued by the high court to a Lower
court/Govt./Public Authority.
Quo warranto (writ)
A writ calling upon one to show under what authority he holds or
claims an office.