Ad nauseum - (To the point of making one sick)is a Latin phrase we have taken into English. What other ones can you think of?
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Modus operandi - in the investigation of crimes this is how they describe the way the criminal did it. Persona non grata - a nobody. Aqua vitae - water of life - can be used to describe different types of alcohol. Vulgus mobile - common folk. Circa - around this time. In flagrante delicto - when two lovers are caught having sex. Coitus interruptus - when the man pulls out before ejaculation to avoid conception during sex. Corpus Christo - Body of Christ. Mea Culpa - My fault. Sine qua non - the essential part of something. Veto Versus Et cetera Dramatis persona - Character that actor plays, or list of characters. There's probably more, I just can't think of them.
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carpe diem - seize the day ad hoc - for a specific purpose pro tem (pro tempore) - for the time being a capella - "from the chapel" - singing without musical accompaniment ad infinitum - endlessly per diem - for each day per capita - by or for each person pro se - on one's own behalf (without an attorney) quid pro quo - one thing in return for another
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A few more: ad hominem deus ex machina habeas corpus gratis edit: a lot more legal terms like affidavit and alibi are latin too, I believe.
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per se pro bono
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Ad lib = whenever it takes your fancy. Don't forget that travelling on bus routes marked * means that you can't speak to the driver ad lib!
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in extremis. At the point of death
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Sub judice (you don't pronounce the J).
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Memento Mori.
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