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List of Latin legal terms

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ1062797 ↗
Source-derived summary

A number of Latin terms are used in legal terminology and legal maxims. This is a partial list of these terms, which are wholly or substantially drawn from Latin, or anglicized Law Latin.

Common law

Civil law

Ecclesiastical law

See also

Brocard (law)

Byzantine law

Code of Hammurabi

Corpus Juris Canonici

International Roman Law Moot Court

Law French

List of Latin abbreviations

List of Latin phrases (full)

List of fallacies

List of Philippine legal terms

List of Roman laws

Twelve Tables

Notes

References

Gabriel Adeleye & Kofi Acquah-Dadzie. World dictionary of foreign expressions: A resource for readers and writers. Ed. by Thomas J. Sienkewicz & James T. McDonough, Jr. Wauconda, Ill.: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 1999.

Ruben E. Agpalo. Agpalo's legal words and phrases. Manila, Philippines: Rex Book Store, 1997.

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