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| LATIN | ENGLISH |
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| alias dictus = otherwise called | alias = an assumed name |
| alma mater = nourishing mother | Alma Mater = school one graduated from |
| ante meridium = before noon | A.M. (8:45 a.m.) |
| bona fide = in good faith | bona fide = true intentions |
| caveat emptor = let the buyer beware | caveat emptor = let the buyer beware |
| consensus = agreement | consensus = agreement |
| cum laude = with praise | cum laude - third rank of honor in college |
| e contrario = on the contrary | contrary |
| exempli gratia = for instance | e.g. |
| et cetera = and so on | etc. |
| ex officio = by virtue of an office | ex officio = by virtue of office |
| furor = madness | furor = madness |
| Gloria in Excelsis Deo = Glory be to God on High | Gloria in Excelsis Deo = sung in hymns |
| in absentia = in (one's) absence | absent = not present |
| in esse = in being | in essence = in itself |
| in toto = entirely | in toto = the whole |
| magna cum laude = with great praise | magna cum laude = second honor at graduation |
| magnificat = it magnifies | magnificent = amazing, worth praise |
| per capita = by the head | per capita = individually |
| per interim = meanwhile | interim = until replaced by permanent |
| post mortem = an autopsy | post mortem = after death |
| pro bono publico = for the public good | pro bono = a lawyer who works for free |
| protempore = temporarily | pro tem = temporarily |
| Requiescat in Pace = may he or she rest in peace | R.I.P |
| Semper fidelis = always faithful | motto of US Marine Corps |
| subpoena = under penalty | subpoena = a demand from the court |
| via = a way | via = by way of |
| vice versa = conversely | vice versa = the change being turned |
