Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

UBERRIMA FIDES [L. uber , uberius, uberrime / rich, abundant; fully, com pletely + fides / trust, confidence] The utmost good faith, such as the responsibility owed by an agent to his principal or by an attorney to his client. UBI JUS, IBI REMEDIUM Wherever there is a legal right, there is also a remedy. UBI JUS INCERTUM, IBI JUS NULLUM The law requires certainty in meaning and in application; otherwise, there is no law. UBI QUIS DELINQUIT, IBI PENIETUR A suspect should be tried and punished in the place in which the crime occurred. UBI SUPRA [L. ubi / where, when + supra / above, over] Where (stated or written) above. Where cited above. Ordinarily shortened to the one word supra , the term refers to a previous place in a text at which the same matter, case, volume and page, etc., is cited. See SUPRA ULTERIUS NON VULT PROSEQUI (NON VULT) He is unwilling to proceed further with the prosecution. The statement made to the court by the prosecutor when he wished to discontinue a proceedings or dismiss an indictment. See NON VULT PROSEQUI ULTIMA RATIO [L. ulter, ulterior, ultimus / the most, the highest, the last + ratio / calculation, computation; reason, motive, theory] The final argument; the last resort. Sometimes, a euphemism for war or hos tilities.

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