Locus is a Latin word that literally means "place", "position" or "place". This term can be used in different senses and for different areas, such as psychology, genetics,...
In memoriam is a Latin expression meaning "in memory" or "in memory". It is often present in obituaries, epitaphs, quotes and commemorative plaques. This expression is often...
Habeas data is the process that gives citizens full access to existing information about themselves in databases of public and government institutions. Habeas data is considered an action...
RIP, or R.I.P, is the acronym for "Requiescat in pace", a Latin expression that means "rest in peace", in Portuguese. RIP is a term used when a person dies, and is usually written on headstones...
Alma mater is a Latin expression that means “mother who feeds” or “the mother who nourishes”, literally translated into Portuguese. Alma mater is a very common phrase to designate...
Etc. is an abbreviation of the Latin expression et cetera (or et coetera), which means "and the rest"; "and other things" (of the same kind); " and so on ". In Latin, et corresponds to the conjunction...
Curriculum vitae, which means curriculum, in Portuguese, is a term from Latin, and means life trajectory. Curriculum can also be abbreviated to CV or just CV. It's a document...
In verbis is a Latin expression used in the legal context meaning "in these terms" or "in these words". Usually this expression is used to make a textual transcription of an article from...
Ipsis verbis and ipsis litteris are Latin expressions meaning “by the same words” and “by the same letters”, respectively. Both expressions - ipsis verbis and ipsis litteris -...
Ipso facto is an expression in Latin, which means “for the very fact”, “for that reason” or “consequently”, in Portuguese translation. Currently, this expression continues to be...
Jus means merit, and comes from the Latin jus, which means right. The term is usually used accompanied by “doing”, which means that the person must be entitled to something or something. To live up to something...
Ultima ratio means “last reason” or “last resort”. It is an expression originating in Latin and frequently used in Law. It is said that Criminal Law is the ultima ratio, that is, it is the...
Hic et Nunc is a Latin expression that means here and now. Hic et nunc is when someone is not willing to wait, wants something immediately, at the same moment, the individual has no more patience...
Vade mecum is a Latin expression that means "go with me". It is the name given to a book for references, widely used in the area of legal science, but which also exists in other areas. THE...
Quorum is the term given to the minimum number of people necessary for a session or deliberation to be valid. The word came up in a British court called "Justices of the quorum", where the...