微量的
13. de novo
anew
重新
14. ejusdem generis
of the same class
同类的
15. et al
and others
以及其他等等
16. ex abundanti cautela
from an excess of caution
由于过于谨慎
17. ex parte
all necessary changes having been made
根据情况在细节上做必要的修改
31. nil
nothing
（什么都）无有
32. non compos mentis
not of sound mind
精神不健全
33. non obstante verdicto
not withstanding the verdict
服从前例
54. sua sponte
of one’s own will
自愿的
55. sui generis
of its own kind
独特的，自成一类的
56. ultra vires
beyond the power
越权行为
57. vel non
or not
或者不
58. versus
against
诉；对
from one side
片面的；偏袒一方的
18. expressio unius est exclusio alterius
the express mention of one is the exclusion of another
明示其一即排斥其他
19. flagrante delicto
in the commission of the offense
Ignorance of fact excuses——ignorance of the law does not excuse.
不知事实可以作为借口，但不知法却不能开脱（罪责）。
Nimia subtilitas in jure reprobatur，et talis certitudo certitudinem confundit
自身，本身
41. per stirpes
by roots (said of the division of property)
按家系（分配无遗嘱的遗产）
42. prima facie
at first appearance
初步的，表面的
43. pro rata
in proportion
按比例计
44. pro tem (pro tempore)
不在犯罪现场
5. amicus curiae
friend of the court
法庭之友（法院临时顾问）
6. arguendo
for purpose of argument
在辩论过程中
7. bona fide
good faith
真诚的；善意的
8. casus belli
an act justifying war
for the time being
临时，暂时
45. quid pro quo
something for something
相等的补偿或报酬，对价
46. quorum
of whom (the minimum number of people required for a meeting)
法定人数
47. reddendo singula singulis
50. seriatim
one after the another
逐条，依次
51. sine qua non
without which it could not be
绝对必须（的条件或资格）
52. situs
location
地点；位置
53. stare decisis
to stand by the decided matters (precedents must be followed)
No crime is greater than disobedience.
没有哪种犯罪比不服从还严重。
Modus et conventio vincunt legem
Custom and agreement overrule law.
习惯与合意可以使法律无效。
Ignorantia facti excusat——Ignorantia juris non excusat
法律文件中常见拉丁语单词、短语及谚语
拉丁词语
英文含义
汉译
1. ab initio
from the beginning
从开始起；自始
2. ad hoc
for this purpose
特别；临时
3. ad litem
for the lawsuit
为了诉讼（目的）
4. alibi
elsewhere(a defense that the accused was elsewhere when the offense was committed)
相反的裁决
34. non sequitur
it does not follow
不合理的推论
35. noscitur a sociis
it is known from its associates
文理解释
36. nunc pro tunc
now for then
现在代替过去
37. pari passu
宣当心
10. caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
购者当心（购物者自慎，出门不换）
11. damnun absque injuria
a loss without a wrong
不能依法获得补救的损害
12. de minimis
negligible, minimal
All the interpretations of instruments, as far as possible, are to be such that every inconsistency is removed.
所有的解释，若是可能的话，必是通过消除文本中的矛盾而实现的。
Nullum crimen majus est inobedientia
A transaction between two parties shouldn’t operate to the disadvantage of a third party not in their debt.
两方当事人之间的交易不得对利益无涉的第三方不利。
rendering each to each
各对各，各从其文字的本义
48. scienter
having knowledge
明知，知情
49. scintilla
little spark (said of the tiniest particle of evidence or proof)
一点点（微弱的证据）
通过惩罚少数人，可以威慑所有人。
Nullus commodum capere potest de injuria sua propria
No man should benefit from his own injustice.
没有人应当从自己的过错中获益。或，人不应当因自己的不义而获益。
Res inter alios acta alteri nocere no debet
Vi Veri Vniversum Vivus Vici
By the power of Truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
藉由真实的力量，我在有生之年得以征服万物。
Omnis interpretation si fieri potest ita fienda est in instrumentis , ut omnesContrarietates amoveantur
with equal step
公平地，不分先后
38. per capita
by heads
人均
39. per curiam
by the court (said of a decision not identifying the judge who wrote it)
依法院
40. per se
by itself
犯罪时刻
20. forum non conveniens
inconvenient forum
不便审理的法院
21. generalia specialibus non derogant
general words do not derogate from special words
一般不能背离个别；一般法不会损害特别法
The law does not allow of a captious and strained intendment，for such nice pretence of certainty confounds true and legal certainty.
法律中不允许过度矫情和做作的表述，因为这种伪装的确定性会干扰真正的法律确定性。
22. habeas corpus
you have the body
人身保护令状
23. in pari materia
in equivalent material
在类似情况下