Latin in Use
Oral Latin:
Eamus - Let's go
Expressions, Mottoes, Abbreviations:
De facto - In fact, In reality
Suum cuique - To each his own, May all get their due
Habeas corpus - "You shall have the body of information”, to go before a judge and request grounds for detainment
q.v., quod vide - Which [you should] see
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Used when the author wants the reader to see a specific cross reference, put in parenthesis after the reference
Morituri te salutamus - We who are about to die salute you
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Meant as a final, respectful goodbye
O tempora! O mores! - Oh the times! Oh the customs!
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Used to say that these are bad in some way
Ex post facto - Arising or enacted after the fact, retroactive
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For example, an ex post facto law sets penalties for crimes committed at the time when the crime was not yet illegal.
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