Latin Legal Terms

This phrase refers to a legal principle where, in exceptional cases, an action can be brought forth by someone other than the direct party, with the permission and for the benefit of the actual claimant. It is rooted in

Actus legitimus refers to a formal legal act that the law recognises as valid in itself and that traditionally cannot be made subject to a condition or term. In South African private-law and procedural writing, the phras

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,