Latin Sayings

A mensa et thoro	From bed and board
A vinculo matrimonii	From the bond of matrimony
Ab extra	From outside
Ab initio	From the beginning
Abundans cautela non nocet	Abundant caution does no harm
Accessorius sequitur	One who is an accessory to the crime cannot be guilty of a more serious crime than the principal offender
Actio non accrevit infra sex annos	The action has not accrued within six years
Actio non datur non damnificato	An action is not given to one who is not injured
Actio personalis moritur cum persona	A personal action dies with the person
Actiones legis	Law suits
Actori incumbit onus probandi	The burden of proof lies on the plaintiff
Actus nemini facit injuriam	The act of the law does no one wrong
Actus reus	A guilty deed or act
Ad hoc	For this purpose
Ad infinitum	Forever, without limit, to infinity
Ad perpetuam rei memoriam	For a perpetual memorial of the matter
Aequitas legem sequitur	Equity follows the law
Aequitas nunquam contravenit legem	Equity never contradicts the law
Alibi	At another place, elsewhere
Aliunde	From elsewhere, or, from a different source
Allegans contraria non est audiendus	One making contradictory statements is not to be heard
Ambiguitas contra stipulatorem est	An ambiguity is most strongly construed against the party using it
Amicus curiae	A friend of the Court
Animo furandi	With an intention of stealing
Animo testandi	With an intention of making a will
Annus luctus	The year of mourning
Ante	Before
Arbitrium est judicium	An award is a judgment
Argumentum ad hominem	An argument directed a the person
Argumentum ad ignoratiam	An argument based upon ignorance (i.e. of one's adversary)
Arma in armatos sumere jura sinunt	The laws permit the taking up of arms against the armed
Assentio mentium	The meeting of minds, i.e. mutual assent