āHic sunt draconesā is commonly translated as āhere be dragonsā, a vivid phrase associated with the blank spaces and uncertain edges of old maps. It suggestsā¦
A small sphere topped by a cross can carry an unusually large amount of meaning. Known in Latin as globus cruciger, or āthe cross-bearing globeā, this royalā¦
Fiat lux is one of the best-known Latin phrases in the English-speaking world. Usually translated as ālet there be lightā, it expresses a sudden act ofā¦
In legal proceedings, ex parte describes an application or communication made by one party without the other party being present or given the usual opportunityā¦
āDona nobis pacemā means āgrant us peaceā or āgive us peaceā. The words come from the Latin Mass, where they appear near the end of the Agnus Dei before theā¦
A story can spend hundreds of pages building danger, uncertainty and emotional pressure, then resolve everything through a sudden event that appears fromā¦
Cui bono? is a short Latin question meaning āwho benefits?ā It is often used when people are trying to understand why an event happened, who may haveā¦
When a dispute turns on evidence, confident claims can quickly collide with an inconvenient fact. The Latin expression contra factum non est argumentumā¦
Audi alteram partem is a Latin legal maxim meaning āhear the other sideā. It expresses a basic rule of procedural fairness: a person affected by a decisionā¦
Latin expressions remain part of legal English because they compress complex habits of reasoning into a few recognisable words. Arguendo is one of thoseā¦