VOCABULARY. To make this little work as useful to the learner as its limits will permit, a collection of maxims, words and phrases is here subjoined, for the benefit of those who are not familiar with the Latin and French, from which they are selected. They may be written in short hand, the same as English, but should be distinguished by a line drawn over them. Ab initio.-From the beginning. Ab origine.-From the origin. Aborigines.-The first inhabitants of a country-as the Indians in America. Accedas ad curiam.-You may approach the court, Ac etiam.-And also. Actio personalis moritur cum persona.-A personal action dies with the person. Actus Dei nemini facit injuriam.-No one shall be injured through the act of God. Actus legis nulli facit injuriam.—The act of the law does injury to no man. Actus, me invito factus, non est meus actus.-An act done against my will is not my act. Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea.-The act does not make a man guilty, unless the mind be also guilty. Ad eundem.-To the same. Ad finem.-To the end.--Or the conclusion. Ad infinitum.-To infinity. Ad interim.-In the meanwhile. Ad libitum.-At pleasure. Ad quod damnum.--To what damage. A fin. French.--To the end. A fortiori.--With stronger reason. A la mode. Fr.--According to the fashion. Alibi.-Elsewhere. Alma mater.-A benign mother. Alumni.-Those who have received their education at a college, are called alumni of that college. Amor patriæ.--The love of our country. Anno Domini.--In the year of our Lord. A posteriori.-From the latter. A priori.--From the former--in the first instance. Aqua fortis.-Strong water.-Aqua regia.-Royal water Arcana imperii.-State secrets.-The mysteries of government. Beau monde. Fr.-The gay world.-The world of fashion. Bon mot. Fr.-A good word.-A witticism. Canaille. Fr.-The rabble-the swinish multitude. Capias ad respondendum.-You take to answer. Caveat actor.-Let the actor or doer beware, Caveat emptor.-Let the buyer beware. Chef d'œuvre. Fr.-A master piece.-An unrivalled performance. Cognovit actionem.-He has acknowledged the action. Comitas inter gentes.-Politeness between nations. Compos mentis.-A man of a sound and composed mind. Corps diplomatique. Fr.-The diplomatic body. Cui bono?-To what (or for whose) good--sc. will it tend? Data.-Things granted. Début. Fr.-First appearance-on the stage, in public life, &c. &c. De die in diem.-From day to day. Dedimus potestatem.-We have given power. De facto.-From the fact. De jure. From the law. De mal en pis. Fr.-From bad to worse. De novo:-Anew.-To commence de novo. Depót. Fr.-A store or magazine. Desideratum.-A thing desired. Desperandum.-A thing, or event, to be despaired of. Dies faustus.-A lucky day. Dies infaustus.--An unlucky day. Distringas.-You may distrain. Droit des gens. Fr.-The law of nations. Ducit amor patriæ.-The love of my country leads me. Elegit. He has chosen. En masse. Fr.-Forward!-March on. Fr.-In a body.-En foule.-In a crowd. Eo instanti.-At that instant. Eo nomine.-By that name.-Under that description. E pluribus unum.-One of many.-The motto of the United States of America. Erratum.-An error.-Errata.-Errors. Esprit de corps. Fr.-The spirit of the body. Esto perpetua.-Be thou perpetual. Et cætera.-And the rest. Ex.-Out.-Ex-minister, a minister out of office Ex cathedra.-From the chair. Excelsior.-More elevated.-Motto of the state of New York Exceptio probat regulam.-The exception proves the existence of the rule. Excerpta.-Extracts.-Abridged notices taken from a work. Excessus in jure reprobatur.-All excess is condemned by the law. Ex curia.-Out of court. Ex delicto.-From the crime. Exempli gratia. Ex. gr.-As an example, for instance. Ex facto jus oritur.-The law arises out of the fact Ex mero motu.-From a mere motion. Ex necessitate rei.-From the necessity of the case. Ex officio.-By virtue of his office.-As a matter of duty. Ex parte.-On one side. Ex post facto.-A law made to punish an act previously committed. Ex tempore.-Out of hand-without premeditation. Fac simile.-Do the like.-A close imitation. Faux pas. Fr.-A false step.-A mistake, a deviation from rectitude. Felo de se.-A felon of himself. Femme couverte. Fr.-A covered, or married woman. Femme sole. Fr.-A spinster-woman unmarried. Fiat lux.-Let there be light. Fieri facias.-Cause it to be done. Fille de chambre. Fr.-A chambermaid. Fort. Fr.-Chief excellence. Fugam fecit.-He has taken to flight. Habeas corpus ad prosequendum.-You may have the body in order to prosecute. Habeas corpus ad respondendum.-You may have the body to answer. Ibidem. Ibid.-In the same place-A note of reference. Ignis fatuus.-A foolish fire.-Will o' the Wisp. Ignoramus.--We are ignorant.-An uninformed blockhead. I. H. S.-An abbreviation of Jesus Hominum Salvator.-Jesus the Saviour of mankind. Imperium in imperio.-A government existing within another govern. ment-as Pennsylvania within the general government of the U. States. Imprimatur.-Let it be printed.. Impromptu.-In readiness.-A witticism made out of hand. In capite.-In the head. Incognito.-Unknown.-In disguise In curia.-In the court. In dubiis.-In matters of doubt.-In cases of uncertainty. In esse. In being.-In existence. In extenso.--At large-in full. In foro conscientia.-Before the tribunal of conscience. In loco.-In the place.-In the proper place.-Upon the spot. In presenti. At the present time. In rerum natura.--In the nature of things. Instar omnium.-Like all the rest. In statu quo.--In the state in which it was. Interregnum.-The interval between the death of one king, and the succession of another. In terrorem.-In terror.--As a warning. In toto.--In the whole-altogether-entirely. In transitu.-On the passage. Ipse dixit. He said it himself.-On his ipse dixit-on his mere assertion. Ipsisima verba.-The very words-the literal meaning. Ipso facto.-In the fact itself. Ipso jure.-By the law itself. Ita lex scripta est.-Thus the law is written. Judicium Dei.-The judgment of God. Judicium parium, aut leges terre.—The judgment of our peers, or the law of the land. Jure humano.-By human law. Jure divino.-By divine law. Jus civile.-The civil law. Jus gentium.-The law of nations. Lapsus lingua.-A slip of the tongue. Latitat. He lurks. Levari facias.-Cause a levy to be made. Lex loci. The law, or custom of the place. Lex neminem cogit ad impossibilia.-The law compels no man to in possibilities. Lex non scripta.-The unwritten law. Lex scripta.-The written or statute law. Lex talionis.-The law of retaliation. Lex terræ.-The law of the land. Litera scripta manet.-The written letter remains. Locum tenens.-One who holds the place of another. |