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.

error in negotio (Latin)
error in business or commercial transaction
An error occurring during a business negotiation or commercial dealings, which may result in misunderstandings or discrepancies in the final agreement. In South African law, this term is used to describe instances where
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error-in-persona
(not Latin)
This phrase is not a Latin legal term.
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