Latin Legal Terms

Definitions and South-African-law usage notes for the Latin terms judges, lawyers, and textbooks routinely cite. Free, indexed, and updated as new terms are curated from our source library.

actio iniuriarum
action for injury or insult
Actio iniuriarum is a Roman-law action received into South African law to protect personality interests, especially dignity, reputation, and bodily integrity against intentional infringement. In modern South African law
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animus manendi
intention of remaining
Animus manendi denotes the intention to remain in a place and is used in South African law primarily when determining domicile or ordinary residence. It refers to the mental element that, together with physical presence,
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