Latin for Lawyers

SANCTUARY

SANCTUARY [L. sancio , sancire / to make sacred] A safe place. Originally, a place to which fugitives could retreat and in which they remained safe from arrest and seizure. Part of a church or other place of worship. A refuge for wildlife. SANE [L. sanus / sound, healthy] Healthy in mind. Mentally sound, rational. Capable of understanding the nature and consequences of one’s actions. SANITARY [L. sanitas / health, purity, sanity] Pertaining to health. Concerning or dealing with the disposal or treatment of waste. A sanitary regulation is a regulation imposed in the interest of public health. A sanitary district is a governmental agency or entity organized to finance and arrange for improvements in sanitation and public health facili ties, e.g., sewers and sewage disposal plants. SANITY [L. sanus / sound, sound of mind and body] The ability to understand the nature and consequences of one’s action. The ability to distinguish between right and wrong and to control one’s conduct accordingly. The law recognizes that it is not fair to punish anyone who is not sane when he commits a criminal offense. The difficulty for lawyers lies in the formulation of reasonable definitions for sanity and insanity and for the reasonable application of those definitions to specific facts. SAPIENTES, FIDELES ET ANIMOSI Wise, faithful and courageous. SATISFY, SATISFACTION [L. satis / enough, sufficient + facere / to make, do] To carry out the terms of, as of a contract. To pay a financial obligation or debt. To conform to stipulated requirements. To please, make happy or fulfil. To meet an obligation by substituting performance other than the perfor mance originally promised, as in accord and satisfaction . A satisfaction is a legal document establishing that an obligation, e.g., an obligation to pay money on a bond secured by a mortgage, has been met. To meet the standards or demands imposed by external circumstances, as to satisfy a jury by con vincing proof. SAVE, SAVING [L. salvus / well, safe, sound] To free from harm or danger. To relieve of sin or guilt. To put aside or hoard. To deposit into the safekeeping of another, as in a bank. To put money aside. To rescue a person who is at risk. To save harmless is to insure another against sustaining a financial loss by agreeing to indemnify or reimburse her in the event of loss. A saving clause is a clause in a statute (or a contract)

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