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Found written on floor mosaics depicting a dog, at the entrance of Roman houses excavated atPompeii.

The purchaser is responsible for checking whether the goods suit his need.

Used when the writer does not vouch for the accuracy of a text. Probably a recent alteration of caveat emptor.

The person signing a document is responsible for reading the information about the what the document entails before entering into an agreement.

The person selling goods is responsible for providing information about the goods to the purchaser.

The user is responsible for checking whether the goods suit his need.

"Let military power yield to civilian power," Cicero, De Officiis. See Toga,it:Cedant arma togae

Or simply "faster than cooking asparagus". A variant of the Roman phrase velocius quam asparagi coquantur, using a different adverb and an alternate mood and spelling of coquere.

In law, it is a return made by the sheriff, upon a capias, or other process to the like purpose; signifying, that he has taken the body of the party.

Often used in law when something is not known, but can be ascertained (e.g. the purchase price on a sale which is to be determined by a third-party valuer)

A rule of law becomes ineffective when the reason for its application has ceased to exist or does not correspond to the reality anymore.

Also spelled "caetera desunt".

Idiomatically translated as "all other things being equal". A phrase which rules out outside changes interfering with a situation.

The form of a pardon for killing another man in self-defence. (seemanslaughter)

The form of a pardon of a man who is outlawed. Also called perdonatio utlagariae.

The motto of Furman University.

A Christian title for Jesus.

In the sense of "approximately" or "about". Usually used of a date.

In logic, begging the question, a fallacy involving the presupposition of a proposition in one of the premises (see petitio principii). In science, apositive feedback loop. In economics, a counterpart to the virtuous circle.

Motto of the modern Olympics.

A writ whereby the king of England could command the justice in eyre to admit one's claim by an attorney, who being employed in the king's service, cannot come in person.

An action of tresspass; thus called, by reason the writ demands the person summoned to answer to wherefore he broke the close (quare clausum fregit), i.e. why he committed such a trespass.

A symbol of the Papacy.

The means of discovering hidden or mysterious meanings in texts, particularly applied in theology and alchemy.

In law, a writ directed to the bishop, for the admitting a clerk to a benefice upon a ne admittas, tried, and found for the party who procures the writ.

In law, a writ for the delivery of a clerk out of prison, who is imprisoned upon the breach of statute merchant.

In law, a writ for the delivery of a clerk to his ordinary, that was formerly convicted of felony; by reason that his ordinary did not challenge him according to the privilege of clerks.

In law, a writ directed to the bailiffs, etc, that have thrust a bailiwick orbeadleship upon one in holy orders; charging them to release him.

The official code of canon law in the Roman Catholic Church (cf. Corpus Iuris Canonici).

Hexameter by Horace (Epistulae I, 11 v.27). Seneca shortens it toAnimum debes mutare, non caelum ("You must change [your] disposition, not [your] sky") in his Letter to Lucilium XXVIII, 1

A rationalistic argument used by French philosopher René Descartes to attempt to prove his own existence.

Aborting sexual intercourse prior to ejaculation—the only permitted form of birth control in some religions.

An medical euphemism for the doggy-style sexual position.

Exhortation to enjoy fully the youth, similar to Carpe diem, from De rosis nascentibus (also titledIdyllium de rosis) attributed to Ausonius or Virgil.

One year with another; on an average. "Common" here does not mean "ordinary," but "common to every situation"

A term frequently used among philosophical and other writers, implying some medium, or mean relation between several places; one place with another; on a medium. "Common" here does not mean "ordinary," but "common to every situation"

Describes someone of sound mind. Sometimes used ironically. Also a legal principle, non compos mentis ("not in control of one's faculties"), used to describe an insane person.

Motto of the University of Waterloo.

Motto of Montreal. It is also the Bank of Montreal coat of arms and motto.

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A required, indispensable condition. Commonly mistakenly rendered with conditio ("seasoning" or "preserving") in place ofcondicio("arrangement" or "condition").

Thus, "compare". Used as an abbreviation in text to recommend a comparison with another thing (cf. citation signal).

The official name of Switzerland, hence the use of "CH" for its ISO country code, ".ch" for its Internet domain, and "CHF" for the ISO three-letter abbreviation of its currency, the Swiss franc.

Or "with united powers". Sometimes rendered conjunctis viribus.

An inconsistently applied maxim. See also consuetudo est altera lex(custom is another law) and consuetudo vincit communem legem(custom overrules the common law)

The last words of Jesus on the cross in the Latin translation of John19:30.

Despising the secular world. The monk or philosopher's rejection of a mundane life and worldly values.

A word that makes itself impossible

First formulated by Hippocrates to suggest that the diseases are cured with contrary remedies. Antonym of Similia similibus curantur (the diseases are recovered with similar remedies. )

Offensive to the conscience and to a sense of justice.

From Augustine's Confessions, referring to a prescribed method of prayer: having a "heart to heart" with God. Commonly used in reference to a later quote by John Henry Cardinal Newman. A motto of Newman Clubs.

motto of Calvin College

A popular school motto. Often used as names for religious and other organisations such as the Pontifical Council Cor Unum.

A phrase from Christian theology which summarizes the idea ofChristians living in the Presence of, under the authority of, and to the honor and glory of God.

Thus, openly.

Two kinds of writs of error.

The name of a feast in the Roman Catholic Church commemorating theEucharist. It is also the name of a city in Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, and a controversial play.

The fact that a crime has been committed, a necessary factor in convicting someone of having committed that crime; if there was no crime, there can not have been a criminal.

The official compilation of canon law in the Roman Catholic Church (cf.Codex Iuris Canonici).

The body of Roman or civil law.

A person or thing fit only to be the object of an experiment.

Motto of the fictional Springfield Mayor Office in The Simpsons TV-Show

It's the refrain from the 'Pervigilium Veneris', a poem which describes a three day holiday in the cult of Venus, located somewhere in Sicily, involving the whole town in religious festivities joined with a deep sense of nature and Venus as the "procreatrix", the life-giving force behind the natural world.

The first words of the Nicene Creed.

A very common misquote of Tertullian's et mortuus est Dei Filius prorsus credibile quia ineptum est ("and the Son of God is dead: in short, it is credible because it is unfitting"), meaning that it is so absurd to say that God's son has died that it would have to be a matter of belief, rather than reason. The misquoted phrase, however, is commonly used to mock the dogmatic beliefs of the religious (see fideism). This phrase is commonly shortened to credo quia absurdum, and is also sometimes rendered credo quia impossibile est ("I believe it because it is impossible")or, as Darwin used it in his autobiography, credo quia incredibile.

Motto of Cheverus High School.

Motto of the University of Chicago.

State motto of New Mexico, adopted in 1887 as the territory's motto, and kept in 1912 when New Mexico received statehood. Originally fromLucretius' On the Nature of Things book VI, where it refers in context to the motion of a thunderbolt across the sky, which acquires power and momentum as it goes.

Motto of the Sisters of Loreto (IBVM) and its associated schools. A second translation is "Whilst I trust in the Cross I have life"

William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Scene I, Act V 48–50

"Who benefits?" An adage in criminal investigation which suggests that considering who would benefit from an unwelcome event is likely to reveal who is responsible for that event (cf. cui prodest). Also the motto of the Crime Syndicate of America, a fictional supervillain group. The opposite is cui malo ("Bad for whom?").

Short for cui prodest scelus is fecit ("for whom the crime advances, he has done it") in Seneca's Medea. Thus, the murderer is often the one who gains by the murder (cf. cui bono).

First coined by Accursius of Bologna in the 13th century. A Roman legalprinciple of property law that is no longer observed in most situations today. Less literally, "For whosoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to the sky and down to the depths."

The privilege of a ruler to choose the religion of his subjects. A regional prince's ability to choose his people's religion was established at thePeace of Augsburg in 1555.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero, Philippica XII, ii, 5

Also "blame" or "guilt". In law, an act of neglect. In general, guilt, sin, or a fault. See also mea culpa.

From the Bible. Occurs in Matthew 26:47 and Luke 22:52.

Motto of a well-paid soldier. See salary.

Not to be taken too seriously or as the literal truth.

Yes, the brochure made it sound great, but such claims should be taken cum grano salis.

The standard formula for academic Latin honors in the United States. Greater honors include magna cum laude and summa cum laude.

Movement from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky

An exhortation to physicians, or experts in general, to deal with their own problems before addressing those of others.

The question attributed to Anselm in his work of by this name, wherein he reflects on why the Christ of Christianity must be both fully Divine and fully Human. Often translated "why did God become Man?"

A résumé.

A censor.

Motto of Western Australia.