Macmillan List of Foreign legal terms

a fortiori

adjective, adverbusedforsayingthatsomethingthatistrueforonecaseisevenmoretrueinanothercase

a posteriori

adjective, adverbusingknowledge,evidence,orexperiencetomakeajudgmentordecisionaboutsomethingthathasalreadyhappened

a priori

adjective, adverbusingknowledgeorexperiencethatyoualreadyhaveinordertomakeajudgmentordecision

bona fides

nounevidenceorproofthatsomeonehassincerefeelingsoriswhotheyclaimtobe

de jure

adverblegally

de jure

adjectivelegallyaccepted

force majeure

nounanunexpectedeventthatstopsyoudoingsomethingthatyoupromisedtodoinacontract

pro bono

adjective, adverbdonewithouttheusualpaymentthatalawyercharges

sine die

adverbwithoutarrangingadateforanothermeeting

sub judice

adjective, adverbalegalcaseorpieceofevidencethatissubjudiceisbeingconsideredbyajudgeorinacourtandsomedetailsofitcannotbediscussedinpublic

terra nullius

nouninAustralia,thelegalideathatwhenthefirstEuropeansarrivedinAustraliathelandwasownedbynooneandthereforetheywerefreetolivethere.ThisideaisnotnowpartofAustralianlaw.

in camera

happeninginprivate,withoutotherpeopleknowingwhatissaidhttp://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/Foreign-legal-terms