MOST COMMON LATIN-ENGLISH PHRASES

Adsum: (I am) present (in roll call).

Alumnus/a, Alumni/ae = Graduates of a school.

M.A.. or A.M. (Artium Magister) = Master of Arts.

Anno Domini (A.D.) = In the year of the Lord.

B.A. or A.B. (Baccalaureatus Artium) = Bachelor of Arts.

Bona Fide = In good faith or honesty (opposite : Mala Fide)

B.Sc. (Baccalaureatus Scientiae) = Bachelor of Science.

Conditio sine qua non = a condition indispensable or necessary.

Corpus delicti = the circumstances of and related to the crime (not the body of the victim)

Cum laude = With praise.

Magna cum laude, Summa cum laude (with great, highest praise).

D.D. (Divinitatis Doctor) = Doctor of Divinity.

D.Litt. or Litt.D, (Doctor Litterarum) = Doctor of Letters or Literature.

Etc. (Et cetera) = And other things, and so on.

Ibid. (Ib., Ibidem) = In the same place (used in footnotes)

In aeternum = For ever.

In memoriam = In memory.

I.N.R.I. (Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum) = Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.

Ius civile = Civil law.

Ius gentium = The law of the nations.

Lex (non) scripta = (Not) Written Law.

LL.D (Legum Doctor) = Doctor of Laws.

M.D. (Medicinae Doctor) = Doctor of Medicine.

Modus vivendi = Way, manner of living.

Nota Bene (N.B.) = Please note.

Op. cit. (opere citato) = Book, Work quoted (used in footnotes).

Ph.D. (Philosophiae Doctor) = Doctor of Philosophy.

Requiescat in pace (R.I.P.) = May s/he rest in peace.

Post-scriptum (P.S.) = Note, added at the end of a report or letter.

Status quo = The state or condition in which…

Sub iudice = Before the judge, in the hands of the judge.

Sub-paena = Under penalty or under punishment.

Sui iuris (suo iure) = Of / In one’s own right.