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With yet stronger reason
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a fortiori
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From possibility to actuality
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a posse ad esse
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Derived by reasoning from observed facts
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a posteriori
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From what was before
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a priori
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From the origin
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ab incunablis
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From the beginning
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ab initio
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From within
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ab intra
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From the founding of the city
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ab urbe condita
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To the point of absurdidty
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ad absurdum
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To the same level
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ad eundem
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For this special purpose
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ad hoc
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Appealing to feelings rather than reason
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ad hominem
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Of the same mind
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ad idem
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Without limit
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ad infinitum
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According to pleasure
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ab libitum
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For the suit
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ad litem
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To a disgusting extent
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ad nauseam
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According to value
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ad valorem
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Things to be added
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addenda
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Devil's advocate
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advocatus diaboli
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A sworn written statement usable as evidence in court
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affidavit
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Things to be done
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agenda
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The die is cast
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alea iacta est
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One's old school or university
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alma mater
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Other self
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alter ego
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Friend of the court
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amicus curiae
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A friend to all is a friend to none
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amicus omnibus, amnicus nemini
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In the year of the lord
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anno domini (AD)
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A terrible year
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annus horribilis
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A wonderful year
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annus mirabilis
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Before the war
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ante bellum
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Before midday
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ante meridiem (A.M.)
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Nitric acid
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aqua fortis
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Pure water
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aqua pura
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Art for art's sake
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ars gratia artis
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Dare know
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aude sapere
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Let others wage war
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bella gerant alii
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Genuine, sincere
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bona fide
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Genuinely, sincerely
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bona fide
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Honest intention
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bona fides
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Seize the day
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carpe diem
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The circumstances justifying war
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casus belli
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Beware of the dog
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cave canem
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Let the buyer beware
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caveat emptor
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Let the reader beware
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caveat lector
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Let the seller beware
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caveat venditor
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Other things being equal or unchanged
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ceteris paribus
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About
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circa
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I think, therefore I am
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cogito, ergo sum
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Sane
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compos mentis
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Compare
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confer
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One heart
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cor unum
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The facts of a crime
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corpus delicti
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A list of things to be connected
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corrigenda
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Who benefits?
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cui bono?
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Who suffers a detriment?
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cui malo?
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With a grain of salt
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cum grano salis
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A summary of a person's career
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curriculum vitae
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In fact
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de facto
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There is no accounting for taste
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de gustibus non est disputandum
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By right
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de jure
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With respect to trifles
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de minimis
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Anew
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de novo
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Peevish delight
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delectatio morosa
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Thanks be to God
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deo gratias
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God willing
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deo volente
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A contrived event that resolves a problem at the last minute
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deus ex machina
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My word is my bond
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dictum meum pactum
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A word to be wise is sufficient
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dictum sapienti sat est
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A list of characters in a play
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dramatis personae
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It is sweet and proper to die for one's country
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dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
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As long as I breathe, I hope
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dum spiro, spero
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The law is harsh, but it is the law
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dura lex, sed lex
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Behold the man
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ecce homo
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Consciousness of one's own identity
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ego
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Of the same kind
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eiusdem generis
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Retired after distinguished service and holding an honorary title
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emeritus
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Therefore
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ergo
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A list of errors
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errata
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And other things
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et alia
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And others
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et alii (et. al.)
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And so on
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et cetera (etc.)
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And those that follow
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et sequentes
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And wife
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et uxor
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Formally, with official authority
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ex cathedra
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Out of court
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ex curia
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Purely as a favor
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ex gratia
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From the library of
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ex libris
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Out of nothing
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ex nihilo
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By virtue of his office
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ex officio
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By only one party to dispute in the absence of the other
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ex parte
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Retrospectively
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ex post facto
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He who excuses himself, accuses himself
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excusatio non petita, accusatio manifesta
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Permission for a temporary absence
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exeat
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For example
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exempli gratia (e.g.)
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Nothing is swifter than a rumor
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fama nihil est celerius
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Let it be done
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fiat
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He flourished
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floruit
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Having discharged his duty and thus ceased to have any authority over a matter
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functus officio
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So let us rejoice
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gaudeamus igitur
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You may have the body (Requires a person holding another person to bring that person before court)
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habeas corpus
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Here lies
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hic jacet
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As a mark of esteem
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honoris causa
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In the same place
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ibidem
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That is
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id est (i.e.)
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The same
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idem
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Emperor
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imperator
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Let it be printed
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imprimatur
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While absent
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in absentia
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In private session
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in camera
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In this case
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in casu
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In case of extreme necesity
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in casu extremae necessitatis
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In court
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in curia
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In God we trust
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in deo speramus
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At full length
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in extenso
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Near death
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in extremis
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In the very act of committing an offense
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in flagrante delicto
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At that time
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in illo tempore
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In place of a parent
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in loco parentis
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In the midst of things
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in media res
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In memory
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in memoriam
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In the matter of
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in re
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By means of a computer simulation
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in silico
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In its original situation
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in situ
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In its own form and not in an equivalent
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in specie
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Entirely
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in toto
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In wine there is truth
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in vino veritas
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Observable in a glass test tube; outside the living body and in an artificial environment
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in vitro
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Happening within a living organism
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in vivo
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Official list of the books not to be read by Catholics
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index librorum prohibitorum
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Below or on a later page
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infra
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Unbecoming
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infra dig
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Among other things
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inter alia
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Among themselves
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inter se
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During life
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inter vivos
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Within the walls
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intra muros
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Within the power
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intra vires
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By the very fact
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ipso facto
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Spoken in latin
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latine dictum
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In the passage just quoted
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loco citato
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One occupying the place (deputy)
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locum tenens
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The place of the seal
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locus sigilli
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The right to be heard in court
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locus standi
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Great Charter
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magna carta
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With great honor or academic distinction
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magna cum laude
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Great work
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Magnum opus
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In my opinion
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me judice
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By my fault
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mea culpa
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Remember that you have to die
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memento mori
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A thing to be remembered, a note of
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memorandum
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Guilty mind
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mens rea
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A sound mind in a sound body
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mens sana in corpore sano
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Wonderful to relate
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mirabile dictu
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The manner of working
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modus operandi
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Much in a small compass
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multum in parvo
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A friend to all is a friend to none
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multus amicus, nullus amicus
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The necessary changes being made
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mutatis mutandis
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The highest standard of excellence
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ne plus ultra
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Unanimously
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nemine contradicente
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Unanimously
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nemine dissentiente
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Nothing stands in the way
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nihil obstat
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There is no cause for despair
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nil desperandum
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Unless
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nisi
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Whether one likes it or not
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nolens volens
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To be unwilling to prosecute
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nolle prosequi
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Insane
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non compos mentis
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It does not follow
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non sequitur
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Note well
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nota bene
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God created everything by number, weight, and measure
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numero pendere et mensura deus omnia condidit
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Oh, the times! Oh, the morals!
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o tempora, o mores!
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A saying by the way
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obiter dictum
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All things unknown seem grand
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omne ignotum pro magnifico est
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All things are changing and we are changing with them
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omnia mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis
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Love conquers all things; let us too yield to love
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omnia vincit amor, nos et cedamus amori
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In the works just quoted
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opere citato
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Equally
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pari passu
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In various places (in a quoted work)
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passim
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Peace to those who enter
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pax intrantibus
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Peace be with you
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pax vobiscum
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Pending the suit
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pedente lite
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Per year
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per annum
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Through difficulties to the heights
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per ardua ad alta
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Through difficulties to the stars
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per ardua ad astra
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By the head
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per capita
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Per hundred
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per centum
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Per day
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per diem
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Per month
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per mensem
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As agent for
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per procurationem
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Taken alone
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per se
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A non-acceptable person
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persona non grata
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After this, therefore because of this
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post hoc ergo propter hoc
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After midday
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post meridiem (P.M.)
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After death
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post mortem
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On a first view
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prima facie
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First among equals
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primus inter pares
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In the public good
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pro bono publico
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Done without charge in the public interest
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pro bono
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For the sake of form
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pro forma
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For this occasion
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pro hac vice
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According to the rate
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pro rats
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On one's own behalf
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pro se
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To that extent
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pro tanto
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For the time being
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pro tempore
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Of the next month
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proximo
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In the capacity of
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qua
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I have done my best
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quantum in me fuit
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As if
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quasi
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Let him who desires peace prepare for war
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qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
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Something for something
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Quid pro quo
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Who is guarding the guards?
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quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
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In which case
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quo in casu
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Where are you going?
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quo vadis?
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Which was to be proved
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quod erat demonstrandum
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Which was to be done
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quod erat faciendum
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Which see
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quod vide
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The reason for the decision
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ratio decidendi
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The reason of the law is the soul of the law
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ratio legis est anima legis
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In the matter of
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re
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Reduction to the absurd (proving the truth of a proposition by proving the falsity of all its alternatives)
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reductio ad absurdum
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Queen
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regina
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Rest in peace
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requiescat in pace
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The thing speaks for itself
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res ipsa loquitur
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A thing is worth only what someone else will pay for it
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res tantum valet quantum vendi potest
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King
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rex
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The stiffening of a body after death
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rigor mortis
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Hail; welcome
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salve
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One can act the fool once a year
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semel in anno licet insanire
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Always faithful
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semper fidelis
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The Senate and the people of Rome
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senatus populusque Romanus
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In a narrow or strict sense
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sensu stricto
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And those that follow
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seqq
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One after another in order
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seriatim
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If you want peace, prepare for war
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si vis pacem, para bellum
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Thus
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sic
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Thus passes the glory of the world
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sic transit gloria mundi
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Silence is golden
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silentium est aureum
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An assorted collection of facts
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silva rerum
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Naturally; without qualification
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simpliciter
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Year not known
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sine anno
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Without stipulating a day
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sine die
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An indispensable condition
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sine qua non
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The existing condition
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status quo
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Let it stand
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stet
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Before a court
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sub judice
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In confidence
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sub rosa
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Of its own kind
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sui generis
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Above or on an earlier page
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supra
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To each his own
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suum cuique
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Time flies
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tempus fugit
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Time passes, death advances
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tempus fugit, mors venit
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Dry land
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terra firma
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Unknown land
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terra incognita
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Uninhabitate land
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terra nullius
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I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts
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timeo danaos et dona ferentes
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Of the utmost good faith
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uberrimae fidei
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Of the previous month
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ultimo
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Beyond the power
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ultra vires
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A constant companion
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vade mecum
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Farewell
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vale
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Where there is a way, there is a way
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velle est posse
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I came, I saw, I conquered
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veni, vidi, vici
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Exactly as said
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verbatim
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A word to the wise is sufficient
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verbum sat sapienti
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Against
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versus
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By force and arms
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vi et armis
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In place of
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vice
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The order being reversed
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vice versa
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See
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vide
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Namely
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videlicet
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We gather strength as we go
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vires acquirit eundo
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Virgin
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virgo intacta
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That to which a man consents cannot be considered an injury
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volenti non fit injuria
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Voice of the people
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vox populi
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