Latin Legal Phrases

noun a legal term used to describe a person who is not of sound mind or mentally incompetent

• The court declared the defendant non compos mentis and unable to stand trial.
• She was acting so crazy, I thought she was non compos mentis.
• I can't believe he did that, he must be non compos mentis.
• After the breakup, she felt like she was non compos mentis for a while.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific object, person, place, or concept

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• The court ruled secundum allegata et probata, based on the allegations and evidence presented.
• The judge made the decision according to what was alleged and proven.
• The verdict was based on the stuff they said and showed.
• The outcome followed the storyline and evidence provided.

noun Absente reo is a legal term that refers to a situation where the accused is absent or missing from a court proceeding.

verb There is no applicable verb for 'absente reo'.

adjective There is no applicable adjective for 'absente reo'.

adverb There is no applicable adverb for 'absente reo'.

pronoun There is no applicable pronoun for 'absente reo'.

preposition There is no applicable preposition for 'absente reo'.

conjunction There is no applicable conjunction for 'absente reo'.

interjection There is no applicable interjection for 'absente reo'.

article There is no applicable article for 'absente reo'.

• The judge declared the defendant absente reo, meaning they were absent and did not have legal representation.
• The guy didn't show up to court, so they called him absente reo or something like that.
• They marked him as absente reo because he bailed on his court date.
• In the eyes of the law, he was considered absente reo, a ghost in the legal proceedings.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• The concept of actiones stricti juris refers to legal actions that must be strictly interpreted according to the law.
• In simple terms, actiones stricti juris are legal actions that have to be followed exactly as written in the law.
• You gotta stick to the rules with actiones stricti juris, no room for shortcuts.
• Just like following a recipe step by step, actiones stricti juris require strict adherence to the legal procedures.

noun a legal term referring to the assessment of damages or harm caused by a proposed action or project

• The plaintiff must state the ad quod damnum in their complaint to specify the amount of damages being sought.
• Make sure you include the ad quod damnum when you fill out the forms for your lawsuit.
• Don't forget to put down the ad quod damnum so they know how much money you're asking for.
• In life, we often have to assess our own ad quod damnum when deciding what we truly value.