LATIN PHRASES - I

AD HOC
Latin Meaning: - to this
English Meaning: - done or formed only because a situation has made it necessary and is
not planned
Example: - an ad hoc decision, an ad hoc committee

AD INFINITUM
Latin Meaning: - to infinity
English Meaning: - Something is repeated and again in the same way, without end
Example: - This cycle repeats itself ad infinitum.

AD LIBITUM
Latin Meaning: - according to pleasure
English Meaning: - at (one's) pleasure
Example: - Rats placed on to a semi-starvation diet live longer than those given food ad libitum.

ANNO DOMINI (A.D.)

Latin Meaning: - in the year of the Lord
English Meaning: - the full form of AD (formal), advancing old age(informal)
Example: - Anno Domini decreases the sharpness of a man. Early before anno domini human life
used to be more tough.

ANTE MERIDIEM (A.M.)

Latin Meaning: - before midday
English Meaning: - the full form of AM (formal), applied to the hours between midnight
and the following noon
Example: - The minister will see you after 9 AM.

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 ANTE BELLUM
Latin Meaning: - before the war
English Meaning: - Occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the US Civil
War.
Example: - All these events have happened ante bellum.

BONA FIDE(adj.)
Latin Meaning: - with good faith
English Meaning: - real or genuine, undertaken in good faith
Example: - Before accepting this proposal make sure we are dealing with a bona fide company.

BONA FIDES(noun)
Latin Meaning: - good faith
English Meaning: - A person's honesty and sincerity of intention.
Example: - His bona fides are his real power.

CAVEAT VENDITOR
Latin Meaning: - warning to seller
English Meaning: - let the seller beware
Example: - These caveat vendtor are binding to every seller of this market.

CAVEAT EMPTOR
Latin Meaning: - warning to buyer
English Meaning: - The principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the
quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made.
Example: - These caveat emptor are binding to every buyer of this market.

CETERIS PARIBUS
Latin Meaning: - other things being equal
English Meaning: - With other conditions remaining the same
Example: - More production of grains, ceteris paribus, will increase purchasing power of farmers.

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 COMPOS MENTIS
Latin Meaning: - of sound mind
English Meaning: - Having full control of one's mind.
Example: - Compos mentis is first and foremost requirement of good life.

CORPUS DELICTI
Latin Meaning: - body of the crime
English Meaning: - Concrete evidence of a crime
Example: - The judge pronounced the verdict based on corpus delicti.

CURRICULUM VITAE
Latin Meaning: - the course of one's life
English Meaning: - an outline of a person's educational and professional history, usually
prepared for job applications
Example: - The manger asked me to send him my curriculum vitae.

CUI BONO
Latin Meaning: - to whom for a good
English Meaning: - Who stands, to gain (from a crime, and so might have been
responsible for it)?
Example: -. The lawyer is trying to prove him the cui bono.

CUM LAUDE
Latin Meaning: - with praise
English Meaning: - With distinction (with reference to university degrees and diplomas)
Example: -He received his M.S. degree cum laude.

DE FACTO
Latin Meaning: - of fact
English Meaning: - In fact, whether by right or not
Example: -The country is being de facto ruled by the generals of the army.

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 DE JURE
Latin Meaning: - of law
English Meaning: - According to rightful entitlement
Example: -The prime minister is the de jure ruler of the country.

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