Latin Legal Terms

This phrase denotes a person who lacks soundness of mind or sufficient mental capacity. In South African legal usage it appears in older authorities and procedural contexts concerning a person’s capacity to litigate, con

This phrase denotes the totality of the marital consortium: the shared life, society, companionship, affection, and reciprocal support that arise from marriage. In South African law it is most often used in family-law an

In South African law, contumelia refers to the injury to a person's dignity, self-respect, or reputation caused by an insulting or humiliating wrongful act. It is a recognised form of non-patrimonial harm in the law of d

In South African criminal law, culpa incapax refers to the rebuttable presumption that a child of a certain age lacks criminal capacity and cannot be held criminally responsible unless the State proves capacity. The conc

A curator ad litem is a person appointed by a court to represent and protect the interests of a minor, unborn person, or someone under a legal disability in specific litigation. In South African law, the appointment is p

A curator bonis is a person appointed by a court to administer and safeguard the property or financial affairs of another person who is unable to do so, such as a person lacking capacity or otherwise under legal disabili

A curator personae is a person appointed by a court to care for and make decisions concerning another person's personal welfare, as distinct from managing that person's property. In South African law, the appointment is