| Term | Definition |
| Bona fide | in good faith |
| Pro bono (publico) | for the common good; for free |
| In flagrante delicto | "in the blazing crime"; caught in the act |
| Habeas corpus | You must have proof; "You must have a body" |
| In loco parentis | in the place of a parent |
| Malum in se | bad itself (bad in and of itself) |
| Quid pro quo | this for that; a trade |
| Subpoena | under threat of punishment |
| Post hoc, ergo propter hoc | after this, therefore because of this (logical fallacy) |
| Ad hominem | against the man; personal attack; ____________ attack |
| Facio, Facere, Feci, Factum | to make, to do |
| Sic transit gloria mundi | Thus passes (away) the glory of the world. |
| Sic semper tyrannis | Thus always to tyrants. |
| E pluribus unum | Out of many, one. |
| Errare humanum est, sed persevare diabolicum | To err is human, but to persist is diabolical. |
| Senatus Populusque Romanus | The Senate AND the Roman people |
| Cogito, ergo sum | I think, therefore I am. |
| Et cetera | and the rest |
| Et alii | and the others (people) |