Latin for Lawyers

EADEM AUCTORITATE

EADEM AUCTORITATE By the same authority. EADEM EST RATIO, EADEM EST LEX (If) the reason is the same, the law is the same. E CONSENSU PATRIS By the father’s consent. EDICT [L. edicere / to declare, pronounce] A proclamation or order having the force of law. In Roman Law, an order to appear before a judge. EDICTUM PERPETUUM [L. edicere + perpetuus / continuous, uninter rupted] An edict with indefinite or perpetual existence. EFFECT, EFFECTIVE [L. efficio, efficere (pp. effectum ) / to produce, effect, make] To cause or bring about. To create or make real. To place in operation. Also, the result of action by an agent or cause. Also, personal property or goods. Effective: The point at which a cause or action creates its impact or comes into play, e.g., the statute became effective on…Also, capable of producing a desired result; e.g., a criminal defendant is entitled to effective assistance of counsel. EFFECTS [L. efficere / to do, produce, make] One’s possessions or belongings. Usually in the phrase personal effects . Amendment IV to the Constitution guarantees the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects. EFFECTUS SEQUITUR CAUSAM The effect follows the cause. The cause produces the effect.

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