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ad hoc - for one reason . |
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a latere - from the side (collateral) |
| ab absurdo - from the absurd |
| ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia - the consequences of abuse do not apply to general use (rights abused by some are still rights) |
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ab aeterno - from eternity |
| ab auctoritate - proof from authority |
| ab extra - from the outside |
| ab imo pectore - from the bottom of the chest |
| ab incunabulis - from infancy |
| ab initio - from the beginning |
| ab intra - from within |
| ab origine - from the very beginning |
| ab ovo usque ad mala - from start to finish (from horsd'oeuvre to dessert) |
| ab uno disce omnes - learn all from one thing |
| absit invidia - let ill will be absent |
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absolvo - I acquit |
| ad litem - for the suit or action |
| ad quod damnum - to what damage (writ used for assessing damage relating to land taken for public use) |
| ad vitam - for lift |
| adhuc sub iudice lis est - the case is still before the court |
| agnus dei - lamb of God |
| alea iacta est. - the die has been cast.(caesar as he was crossing the Rubicon river ) |
| alter ego. - different personalities like Bruce Wayne -->batman |
| amicus curiae - friend of the court |
| anicularum lucubrationes - old wives' tales. |
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annuit coeptis - God has favoured us |
| ante bellum - before the war |
| argumentum ab incovenienti - an appeal from inconvenience |
| argumentum ad absurdum - an argument based on the absurdity (of opponent's argument) |
| argumentum ad captandum - an appeal to capture (popular passions) |
| argumentum ad crumenam - an appeal based on the pocketbook |
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argumentum ad hominem - argument againstthe man (against opponent's character) |
| argumentum ad invidiam - an appeal to envy |
| argumentum ad reman - argument against the matter at hand |
| argumentum baculinum - an appeal to force |
| audaces fortuna iuvat - fortune helps the bold |
| audi et alteram partem - hear the other side too |
| aurora australis - the southern dawn |
| aurora borealis - the northern dawn |
| aut disce aut discede - either learn or leave |
| aut viam inveniam aut faciam - I will either find a way or make one |
| avarus animus nullo satiatur lucro. - a greedy mind is satisfied with no (amount of) gain. |
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beati possidentes - blessed are those who possess |
| bis vivit qui bene vivit - he lives twice who lives well |
| bona fide - in good faith |
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