ab initio � from the beginning

ab urbe condita
� since the founding of the city

ad hoc � for this

alea iacta est � the die is cast

amicus curiae � friend of the court

ante bellum � before the war

ante meridiem � before noon

ars gratia artis � art for the sake of art

aut disce aut discede
� either learn or leave

carpe diem � seize the day

caveat emptor � let the buyer beware

circa � about

cogito ergo sum
� I think therefore I am

curriculum vitae
� a resume

dramatis personae � cast of characters

e.g. (exemplum gratia)
� for example

e pluribus unum � from many, one

et al. � and the rest

et cetera � and so on

festina lente
� make haste slowly

habeas corpus � you may have the body

i.e. (id est) � that is

in loco parentis
� in place of a parent

ipso facto � by that very fact

labor omnia vincit � work conquers all

modus operandi
� manner of working

nolo contendere
� no contest

non sequitur
� it does not follow

nota bene � take notice

novus ordo seclorum
� a new order of the ages

per capita
� individually

per diem � daily

per se
� �by or in itself�

post meridiem � after noon

prima facie � at first sight

quid pro quo � this for that

R.I.P. (requiescat in pace)
� may he rest in peace

Salus populi sumprema est lex � The welfare of the people is the highest law

semper fidelis
� always faithful

S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
� The Roman Senate and People

sic � thus

sine qua non
� an indispensable condition

sub poena � under penalty

tempus fugit � time flies

veni, vidi, vici
� came, I saw, I conquered

veritas � truth
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