Latin Legal Terms

noun the natural fluid that can be extracted from fruits or vegetables

adjective just or fair

• The chef prepared a delicious jus to accompany the roasted duck.
• I love dipping my fries in jus, it adds so much flavor.
• Hey, can you pass me that jus? I need to pour it over my steak.
• His words were like a jus, adding just the right touch to the conversation.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific thing or set of things, such as 'curiam'

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, such as 'accedas'

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, such as 'ad'

• It is imperative that you accedas ad curiam for the hearing.
• Hey, don't forget to accedas ad curiam for the court session.
• Make sure you show up at the court, accedas ad curiam and all that.
• Sometimes you just have to accedas ad curiam and face the consequences.

noun a Latin phrase meaning 'at one's discretion' or 'according to one's judgment'

• The decision was made ad arbitrium by the board of directors.
• They just chose randomly, ad arbitrium.
• They went with whatever, ad arbitrium.
• She felt like she was living life ad arbitrium, without any direction or purpose.

noun a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

• The debate continued ad extremum, with each side presenting their arguments in great detail.
• They argued ad extremum about which movie to watch, but finally settled on a comedy.
• She studied ad extremum for the test, hoping to ace it.
• His dedication to his craft was ad extremum, always striving for perfection.