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| x name | x image | x Also Typed With | x Subject | x Translation | x article |
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| x A fortiori argument | Law |
The Latin phrase argumentum a fortiori literally means one of the following:
It denotes a proof of a claim by means of an already proved stronger claim. For example, if it is forbidden to ride a bike with an extra passenger, then it is also...
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| x A priori and a posteriori |
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The terms "a priori" and "a posteriori" are used in philosophy primarily to distinguish between two different types of knowledge, though the distinction is often used to distinguish different types of justification or arguments. Either way, the...
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| x Ab extra | Law |
Ab extra is a legal Latin term, approximately translating to "from without" or "from outside."
Concerning a case, a person may have received some funding from a 3rd party. This funding may have been considered Ab extra.
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| x Ab initio | Law |
The Latin term ab initio means from the beginning and is used in several contexts:
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| x Ab ovo |
Ab ovo (Latin: "from the beginning,the origin,the egg") is a reference to one of the twin eggs of Leda and Zeus disguised as a swan from which Helen was born. Had Leda not laid the egg, Helen would not have been born, so Paris could not have eloped...
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| x Ab urbe condita |
Ab Urbe condita (related with Anno Urbis conditae: AUC or a.u.c.) is Latin for "from the founding of the City (Rome)", traditionally set in 753 BC. It was used to identify the Roman year by a few Roman historians. Modern historians use it much more...
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| x Actus reus | Law |
Actus reus, sometimes called the external element or the objective element of a crime, is the Latin term for the "guilty act" which, when proved beyond a reasonable doubt in combination with the mens rea, "guilty mind", produces criminal liability...
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| x Ad astra |
Ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars". The phrase has its origin with Virgil, who wrote sic itur ad astra ("thus you shall go to the stars"; Aeneid book IX, line 641) and opta ardua pennis astra sequi, ("they choose hardship that follow...
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| x Ad captandum |
In rhetoric an argument ad captandum, "for capturing" the gullibility of the naïve among the listeners or readers, is an unsound, specious argument, a kind of seductive casuistry. The longer form of the term is ad captandum vulgus (Latin, 'to win...
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| x Ad fontes |
Ad fontes is a Latin expression which means "to the sources" (lit. "to the fountain"). The phrase epitomizes the renewed study of Greek and Latin classics in Renaissance humanism. Similarly, the Protestant Reformation called for renewed attention to...
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| x Ad hoc | Law |
Ad hoc is a Latin phrase which means "for this [purpose]". It generally signifies a solution designed for a specific problem or task, non-generalizable, and which cannot be adapted to other purposes.
Common examples are organizations, committees,...
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| x Ad hominem |
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An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin: "argument to the man", "argument against the man") consists of replying to an argument or factual claim by attacking or appealing to a characteristic or belief of the person making...
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| x Ad honorem |
Ad honorem is a Latin phrase literally which means "to the honor". It generally means "for the honor", not seeking any material reward. It is commonly used in universities for some teaching designations with no economic reward.
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| x Ad infinitum | Law |
Ad infinitum is a Latin phrase meaning "to infinity."
In context, it usually means "continue forever, without limit" and thus can be used to describe a non-terminating process, a non-terminating repeating process, or a set of instructions to be...
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| x Ad interim |
Ad interim (ad int) is Latin for "temporarily" or "in the meantime." It also refers to a diplomatic officer who acts in place of an ambassador, as in the term "chargé d'affaires ad interim."
Examples from classic literature:
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| x Ad libitum |
Ad libitum is Latin for "at one's pleasure"; often shortened to 'Ad lib' (as an adjective or adverb), or 'ad-lib' (as a verb or noun). There is a less commonly used synonym, a bene placito.
In music, this instruction appears in sheet music to...
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| x Ad litem | Law |
Ad litem is a term used in law to refer to a party appointed by a court to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party—for instance, a child or an incapacitated adult—who is deemed incapable of representing (him/her)self. An individual who acts in...
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| x Ad maiorem Dei gloriam |
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam (when an "i" functions as a consonant in Latin, it is often represented with a "j"), also known by the abbreviation AMDG, is the motto of the Society of Jesus, commonly referred to as the Jesuits. The...
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| x Ad nauseam |
Ad nauseam is a Latin term used to describe an argument that has been continuing "[to the point of] nausea." For example, the phrase, "This topic has been discussed ad nauseam"; signifies that it has been discussed extensively, and that everyone...
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| x Ad quod damnum | Law |
Ad quod damnum or ad damnum is a Latin phrase meaning "According to the harm" or "appropriate to the harm." It is used in tort law as a measure of damage inflicted, and implying a remedy, if one exists, ought to correspond specifically and only to...
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| x Ad vitam aut culpam |
Ad vitam aut culpum is a Latin phrase found in Scots law which meaning "for life or until fault" which guarantees the right of a Sheriff Depute (judge) to hold office permanently or until they forfeit such by misconduct. The Heritable Jurisdictions...
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| x Affidavit | Legal Process | Law |
An affidavit is a formal sworn statement of fact, signed by the declarant (who is called the affiant or deponent) and witnessed (as to the veracity of the affiant's signature) by a taker of oaths, such as a notary public. The name is Medieval Latin...
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| x Agenda |
An agenda is a list of meeting activities in the order in which they are to be taken up, beginning with the call to order and ending with adjournment. It usually includes one or more specific items of business to be considered. It may, but is not...
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| x Lamb of God |
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Lamb of God (Latin: Agnus Dei) is one of the titles given to Jesus in the New Testament and consequently in the Christian tradition. It refers to Jesus' role as a sacrificial lamb atoning for the sins of man in Christian theology, harkening back to...
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| x Iacta alea est |
Alea iacta est (also seen as alea jacta est) is Latin for "The die is cast". Actually quoted by Suetonius as iacta alea est [ˈjakta ˈaːlɛa ɛst], it is what Julius Caesar is reported to have said on January 10, 49 BC as he led his army across the...
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| x Alma mater |
Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother". It was used in ancient Rome as a title for the mother goddess, and in Medieval Christianity for the Virgin Mary. In modern times it is used to refer to the university or college a person attends or...
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| x Alter ego | Law |
An alter ego (Latin, "the other I") is a second self, a second personality or persona within a person. It was coined in the early nineteenth century when schizophrenia was first described by early psychologists. A person with an alter ego is said to...
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| x Amicus curiae | Law |
Amicus curiae or amicus curiæ (plural amici curiae) is a legal Latin phrase, literally translated as "friend of the court", that refers to someone, not a party to a case, who volunteers to offer information on a point of law or some other aspect of...
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| x Amiterre legem terrae |
Amittere legem terrae (literally, "to lose the law of the land") is a Latin phrase used in law, signifying the forfeiture of the right of swearing in any court or cause, or to become infamous.
Historically, this has been the punishment of champions...
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| x Amor fati |
Amor fati is a Latin phrase that loosely translates to "love of fate" or "love of one's fate". It is used to describe an attitude in which one sees everything that happens in one's life, including suffering and loss, as good. That is, one feels that...
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| x Anno Domini |
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Anno Domini (Medieval Latin: In the year of (the/Our) Lord), abbreviated as AD or A.D., is a designation used to number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. More fully, years may be also specified as Anno Domini Nostri Iesu (Jesu) Christi (...
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| x Annus horribilis |
Annus horribilis is a Latin phrase meaning "horrible year". It alludes to annus mirabilis meaning "year of wonders".
Although cited by the Oxford English Dictionary as being in use as early as 1985, Queen Elizabeth II brought the phrase to...
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| x Annus mirabilis |
Annus mirabilis is a Latin phrase meaning "wonderful year" or "year of wonders" (or "year of miracles"). It is used particularly to refer to the years 1665–1666.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first known written usage of the Latin...
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| x Antebellum |
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"Antebellum" is an expression derived from Latin that means "before war" (ante, "before," and bellum, "war").
In United States history and historiography, "antebellum" is commonly used, in lieu of "pre-Civil War," in reference to the period of...
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| x Aqua regia |
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Aqua regia (Latin for royal water) is a highly corrosive, fuming yellow or red solution. The mixture is formed by freshly mixing concentrated nitric acid and concentrated hydrochloric acid, usually in a volumetric ratio of 1:3 respectively. It is...
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| x Aqua vitae |
Aqua vitae (Latin, “water of life”) is an archaic name for a concentrated aqueous solution of ethanol. The term originated in the Middle Ages and was originally used as a generic name for all types of distillates. It eventually came to refer...
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| x Argentum album |
Argentum album (Latin for "white money" or "silver coin"), mentioned in Domesday, signifies bullion, or silver uncoined. In those ancient days, such passed as money from one to another in payment.
Sumitur pro ipso hoc metallo pensili non signato....
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| x Ars longa, vita brevis |
"Ars longa, vita brevis" is a Latin phrase, part of an aphorism originally by the Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, and is one of the sources of the popular English aphorism "Life is short."
In its original form in his Greek work Aphorisms, (sect...
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| x Auctoritas |
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Auctoritas is a Latin word and is the origin of English "authority". While historically its use in English was restricted to discussions of the political history of Rome, the beginning of phenomenological philosophy in the twentieth century changed...
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| x Audemus jura nostra defendere |
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Audemus jura nostra defendere (Latin "We Dare Defend Our Rights" or "We Dare Maintain Our Rights") is the state motto of Alabama, depicted on a yellow ribbon below the coat of arms and completed in 1923.
Its original source is in lines of "An Ode in...
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| x Audi alteram partem |
Audi alteram partem (or audiatur et altera pars) is a Latin phrase that means, literally, hear the other side. It is most often used to refer to the principle that no person should be condemned without a fair hearing in which the accused is given...
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| x Ave Caesar morituri te salutant |
Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant (lit. Hail, Caesar, those who are about to die salute you) is traditionally the Latin phrase that the gladiators addressed to the emperor before the beginning of a gladiatorial match. The first literary attestation...
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| x Hail Mary |
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The Hail Mary or Ave Maria (Latin) is a traditional Christian prayer asking for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Hail Mary is used within Roman Catholicism, and it forms the basis of the Rosary. The prayer is also used...
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