Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

NEMO COGITATIONIS POENAM PATITUR No one shall be punished for his thoughts alone. NEMO DAT QUOD NON HABET No one can give away what he does not own. NEMO EST SUPRA LEGES No one is above the law. NEMO POTEST FACERE PER ALLIUM, QUOD PER SE NON POTEST No one can do through others what he is not permitted to do himself. NEMO PRAESUMITUR MALUS No one is presumed evil. NEMO TENETUR AD IMPOSSIBILIA No one is expected to do the impossible. NEMO TENETUR SEIPSUM ACCUSARE No one shall be compelled to bear witness against himself. NE PLUS ULTRA [L. ne / not, lest + plus (comparative of multus / much, many) + ultra / beyond, on the other side] At the highest point. Not to be exceeded or undone. The most profound degree of accomplishment or achievement. NEPOTISM [L. nepos / grandson; also, a nephew or descendant] Preferential hiring or political appointment based upon blood or marital rela tionship. Favoritism in employment. NEUTRAL [L. neuter / neither, in neither direction; neuter] Not engaged or involved on either of two opposing sides. Taking no part in an argument or dispute between others. Undecided; disengaged. To avoid engagement in a war between two other nations. NE VARIETUR [L. ne / a prefix which makes a word or phrase negative + vario, variare / to vary] Let it not be changed. A notation placed upon a document by a notary to identify its contents at the point of execution and thus to permit identification of any subsequent changes. NEXUS [L. necto, nectere, nexum / to bind, fasten together, join] A link, a causal connection, a chain of related objects. The connection between a corporation and a state in which it does business. Whether a busi-

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