鉴于拉丁语与许多法律用语有密切关联，现择选部分摘录如下：
按开头的字母顺序排[l/m]
labore et honore 勤劳和荣誉
* labores pariunt honores 劳动产生光荣
* labor ipse voluptas 苦中自乐
* labor omnia vicit improbus 勤劳克服一切困难；有志者事竟成；
(= labor omnia vincit) 有恒为成功之母
[persistent labour conquers everything]
* lac defloratum 脱脂奶
* lac vaccinum 牛奶
* laesa majestas [lese majesty; treason] （对君主）不敬罪；叛逆罪；大逆不
道
* lapis philosophorum [the philosopher's stone] 点金石
* lapsus calami [a slip of the pen] 笔误；写错；误写
* lapsus linguae [a lip of the tongue] 失言；说错
* lapsus memoriae [a lip of memory] 记错；忘却
* lares et penates 家神们；家中财物
[lares et penates; household goods;
household or personal effects]
* larga manu 很慷慨地；毫不吝惜地
* largo sensu 广义
* lata culpa dolo aequiparatur 重大疏忽等于诈骗
[gross negligence is equivalent to fraud]
* latet anguis in herba 草中有蛇伏；暗中有敌人
* latifundium [a great landed estate] 大地主领地；大片土地
* latine dictum 讲拉丁语
* lato sensu [in a broad sense] 广义来说；引申而言；广义
* laudari a viro laudato 相互吹捧
* laudator temporis acti 厚古薄今的人；今不如昔论者
[one who praises times past]
* laudum immensa cupido 贪得无厌；要求表扬
* laus propria sordet 称赞自己的人是可鄙的
* lector benevole! 善良的读者；亲爱的读者
* legalis homo [a man of full legal rights] 享有充分法律权利的人；自由人；有
合法地位的人；守法的人
* legatum 遗赠
* legatum liberationis 免除债务的遗赠
* legatum per damnationem 间接遗赠
* legatum per vindicationem 直接遗赠
* legatus a latere 教宗特使
[a legate from the side (of the pope);
a special papal envoy]
* lege artis 艺术精巧
* legem facere [to make law] 制定法律；立法
* legem ferre 提出法案
[to propose a law to the people for
adoption]
* legem jubere [to pass law] 通过法律
* leges (or lex) [law] 法律；法
* leges imperfectae [incomplete laws] 不完全的法律
* leges minus quam perfectae 次完全的法律
[laws less than complete]
* leges mori serviunt 法律应符合习惯
[laws are subservient to custom]
* leges perfectae [complete laws] 完全的法律
* leges plus quam perfectae 最完全的法律
[laws more than complete]
* leges suum legent latorem 立法者应守法
[laws should bind their own maker]
* legitima portio 特留分
* legitimi 婚生子女
* legitimi haeredes 合法继承人
* legum baccalaureus (LL. B.) 法学士
* legum doctor (LL. D.) 法学博士
* leonina societas (or societas leonina) 与狮子合伙［某一合伙人只分担损失，
[partnership with a lion; a one-sided 不得分享利润]
arrangement]
* levari facias 扣押财产令；拍卖财产抵偿债务执行
[cause to be levied; an order to an official 令
to seize a debtor's property]
* lex (or leges) [law] 法律；法
* lex citationis [law of citations] 引证法
* lex causae 法律关系本身准据法
* lex communis 普通法
* lex contractus 契约准据法
* lex delicti commisi 犯罪地法
* lex domicilii 住所地法；定居地法
[the law of the country of domicile]
* lex est quod notamus 我们制订的法律
* lex ferenda 应有法；拟议法
* lex fori 审判地法；法院地法；诉讼地法
[the law of the country where an action is
brought]
* lex generalis 普通法；一般法
* lex imperfecta 不完全法
* lex in casu [law for the case] 适用本案的法律
* lex incerta [uncertain law] 不确定法
* lex inter partes 当事者之间的法律
* lex jurisdictionis ubi sita aunt 物所在地管辖法
* lex lata [existing law] 现行法
* lex loci [the law of the place] 当地法；地方法律；所在地法
* lex loci actus [the law of the place of the act] 行为地法
* lex loci celebrationis 仪式举行地法
* lex loci commissi 不法行为发生地法
* lex loci contractus 订约地法；合同缔结地法；契约地法
[the law of the place where the contract
was made]
* lex loci delicti 不法行为地法
[the law of the place where a tort or
offence has been committed]
* lex loci delicti commissi 不法行为地法；侵权行为地法
* lex loci domicilii 居住地法
[the law of the place of domicile]
* lex loci rei sitae (= lex situs) 物所在地法
[the law of the place where the thing
is situated]
* lex loci solutionis 履行义务地方的法律；合同履行地法
[the law of the place of solutions; the law
of the place where payment or
performance of a contract is to be made]
* lex mercatoria 商法；商业习惯法
[the body of law dealing with commercial
traders and their transactions;
law merchant]
* lex non curat de minimis 法律不管小事
[the law does not regard small matters]
* lex non scripta [unwritten law] 不成文法；普遍法；习惯法
* lex ordinandi [the law of the court] 诉讼地法
* lex orginis 原籍法；本地法
* lex patriae [national law] 当事人本国法；本国法；国内法
* lex personalis 属人法
* lex posterior derogat priori 后法废止前法；后法胜于前法
[a later statute takes aways the effect of a
prior one]
* lex posterior generalis non derogat legi priori 新的普通法不能使旧的特别法失效
speciali
[a later general statute does not take away
the effect of a prior special statute]
* lex prospicit non respicit 法律不追溯既往
* lex rei sitae 物所在地法
* lex Rhodia de jactu 海上弃物法
[the Rhodian law of jetsam]
* lex scripta [written law; statute law] 成文法
* lex situs (= lex loci rei sitae) 物所在地法
[the law of the place where this thing is
situated]
* lex societas 结社法
* lex specialis 特别法
* lex specialis derogat generalis 特别法优于普通法
* lex successionis 继承法
* lex talionis [the law of the retaliation] 同态复仇法；报复性法律
* lex terrae [the law of the land] 当地法；本国法
* lex ultimi domicilii 最后居住地法
* lex uno ore omnes alloquitur 法律大公无私
[the law addresses all with one mouth or
voice]
* liberi justi 婚生子女
* liberi non justi 非婚生子女
* libertas in legibus [liberty under the laws] 合法的自由；法律下的自由
* libertinis [freedmen] 自由民［获得自由的奴隶］
* liberum arbitrium [free will; free choice] 自由意志；任意；选择自由；自愿；
随心所欲
* liberum tenementum 自由保有的地产
* liberum veto [free, unrestricted veto] 自由否决权；无限制否决权
* licentia poetica [poetic license] 诗词之破格；诗中的不合规律
* limae labor （作品的）润饰；推敲
[the labour of the file; the polishing of a
literary work]
* limae labor et mora 完成；埋头纸堆中
* lingua alba 白舌［医学］
* lingua franca 通用语言
* lis 诉讼事件
* lis litem generat 斗争产生斗争
* lis mota 诉讼进行中；已经开始的诉讼
* lis pendens [a pending suit] 未决案件；有待法律解决的案件
* lis seriatim 分诉诉讼
* lis sub judice [a suit before the judge] 未决案件；审理中案件；尚未判决的
案件
* lite pendente 在审理中；在诉讼期间
[during the trial; pending the suit]
* litem lite resolvere 斗争解决斗争
* literae humanitores 人文学
[humane or polite literature]
* literae patentes [letters patent] 专利权证
* literae recognitionis [bill of lading] 提货单
* litera legis 法规的文字
* literarum obligatio 书面义务
[obligation based on written instruments]
* litera scripta manet 白纸黑字永远存在；空口无凭立字为
证
* litis contestatio 讼争
* litus est quousque maximus fluctus a mari 海水高潮所达之处为海岸
pervenit
[the shore is where the highest wave from
the sea has reached]
* locatio conductio [letting for hire] 租赁
* locatio conductio operarum 雇佣
* locatio conductio rei 物品的租赁
* locatio operis 雇用契约
[the contract of hiring labour and services]
* locatio operis faciendi 托管
* locatio rei 物品的租赁；租借
* loco citato (loc cit; l.c.) 在上述引文中；见上引；见前
[in the place cited; in the passage already
quoted]
* locum tenens 代理人；代表；替手；代替者
[holding the place; a deputy, substitute or
representative]
* locus classicus [standard passage] 常引的章句；标准句；经典语句；古
文；古句
* locus communis 平凡的事物
* locus contractus 订约地
* locus contractus regit actum 行为应该遵守契约缔结地点的规定
[the place of the contract governs the act]
* locus criminis 犯罪地
[the place where the crime was committed]
* locus delicti 不法行为地；犯罪地
[the place where an offence was
committed]
* locus delicti commissi 不法行为发生地
* locus in quo [the place in which (or where)] 现场；所在地；出处
* locus minoris resistentiae 抵抗力较弱的地方
* locus poenitentiae 反悔的机会；退约的权利；悔恨的地
[a place for repentance; an opportunity for 方
changing one's mind; a right to withdraw
from an incompleted transaction]
* locus regit actum [the place governs the act] 行为依行为地法［国际私法］；“场
所支配行为”［原则］；地点支
配行为；契约的形式是由当地法
决定的［契约如果符合订约地点
的法规，在履行契约地点也应视
为合法］
* locus rei sitae 物所在地
[the place where a thing is situated]
* locus sigilli (L.S.) [the place of the seal] 盖印处；（文书副本上标明正本上）
盖印地方
* locus solutionis 合同履行地
* locus standi 确认的地位；诉讼地位；出庭资格；
[a place of standing; recognized standing 发言权；立足点；陈述权；地位；
or position; right to appear before a court] 职位
* longa possessio est pacis jus 长期占有构成和平权利
* longa possessio jus parit 长期占有产生权利
* longe absit 让他远离
* longi temporis praescriptio 长期时效
[long-term prescription]
* longo intervallo 相隔甚久
* longum iter est per precepta, breve et efficax 言教不如身教
per exempla
* lucidus ordo 布置清楚
* lucri causa [for the sake of gain] 为图利；唯利是图
* lucrum cessans [a ceasing gain] 消极损害；丧失的利益
* lues venerea 梅毒
* lupus in fabula 口蜜腹剑的人；阳善阴恶的人
* lupus pilum mutat, non mentem 豺狼外表会变，但本性不改；江山易
[the wolf changes his coat, but not his 改，本性难移；万变不离其宗
disposition]
* lusus naturae [a freak of nature] 天生畸形的人；丑八怪；畸形物；怪
物；怪人
* lux in tenebris 黑暗中的光明
* lux mundi 世界之光
* macte animo! [courage!] 鼓起勇气来！勇敢些！加油！
* macte nova virtute 加油干；好极了
* magister ceremoniarum 典礼官；司仪
* magister dixit [the master has said so] 圣人说；子曰；（亚里士多德）老师
说过（的话）
* Magna Charta （英国）大宪章
* magna culpa dolus est 重大过失即成欺诈
* magna cum laude [with great praise] 以高级优等；以特优等
* magna est veritas et praevalet 真理必胜
* magna est veritas et praevalebit 真理力量很大，必定胜利
[truth is mighty and will prevail]
* magna est vis consuetudinis 习惯势力很大
* magna negligentia 重大过失
* magnum bonum 大福；大善
* magnum est vectigal parsimonia 节约致富
* magnum in parvo 言简意赅
[a great deal in a small space]
* magnum opus [a great work] 大作；杰作；主要作品；大事业；重
要工作；名著；代表作；伟大事业
* magnum vectigal est parsimonia 节约致富
[economy is a great revenue]
* majestas 统治权
* majora regalia 王权
[the king's dignity, power and royal
prerogative, as opposed to his revenue,
which is comprised in the minor regalia]
* major e longinquo reverentia 久别增加敬爱
* mala fide [bad faith] 恶意；欺诈；不真诚；不诚实；背信
弃义；不守信义
* malae fidei [in bad faith] 不诚实；欺诈；恶意
* mala grammatica non vitiat chartam 文法不通不影响契据效力
* mala in se 自然犯；自然罪行；本质不合法
* mala praxis 医疗不当；治疗错误［受害者有权要
[malpractice; unskillful management or 求赔偿］
treatment, particularly applied to the
neglect or unskillful management of a
physician, surgeon, or apothecary]
* mala prohibita 禁止的恶事；法律禁止的行为
* malesuada fames 饥饿是反面启迪者
* malo animo 居心不良；恶意
[with an evil mind; with a bad purpose or
wrongful intention; with malice]
* mali exempli 坏的榜样
* mali principii malus finis 自食其果
* malis avibus 遇凶兆；不吉利
* malo grato [in spite; unwillingly] 不乐意地；非自愿地
* malo modo 不好的状况
* malum in se 本质邪恶行为；本质不好的
[a wrong in itself; an act or case involving
illegality from the very nature of the
transaction, upon principles of natural,
moral and public law]
* malum prohibitum 违禁行为；法律禁止的罪恶
[a wrong prohibited; a thing which is
wrong because prohibited]
* malus usus abolenidus est 不良惯例应该废除
[a bad or invalid custom ought to be
abolished]
* mandamus （上级法院对下级法院或官员）发出
[we order; a writ issued by superior court （履行责任的）命令（、训令或
commanding the performanceof a specific 执行令）
official act or duty]
* mandatum [mandate; a contract of mandate] 委任；托管；委任书［大陆法］
* mania a potu 醉狂
* manibus pedibusque 手足并用
* manifestum non eget probatione 明显的事用不着证明
* manu brevi 立即；直接
[with a short hand; shortly; directly]
* manu forti 用暴力；强行闯入；用大力；用强力
[with a strong hand; by main force;
forcible entry]
* manu militari [by military force] 以军事力量；使用武力
* manu propria 亲手
* manus 手；权力；夫权；宣誓
[hand; power; power over persons (as that
of a husband over his wife); an oath]
* manu sinistra 左手
* manus manu lavat 互助
* manus mortua [a dead hand; mortmain] （教会、学校或社团等的）永久管业；
永久营业权；不可转让的法人财
产；社团的土地所有权
* mare clausum 领海；闭海；内海
[closed sea; a sea within the jurisdiction of
a particular country]
* mare liberum 公海；自由海洋
[the open sea; the sea open to all]
* mare nostrum [our sea] 我们的海［即地中海］
* margaritas ante porcos 明珠暗投；对牛弹琴
[(to throw) pearls before swine]
* materia medica 药物学；药材
* mater terra firma 祖国大地
* matrimonium cum manu 有夫权的婚姻
* matrimonium sine connubio 非正式的婚姻
* matrimonium sine manum 无夫权的婚姻
* maxime paci sunt contraria vis et injuria 武力和侵害行为是和平的最大敌人
[the greatest enemies to peace are force
and wrong]
* maximus in minimis 山中无老虎，猴子称大王；矮子里面
拔将军
* mea culpa [through my fault] 由于我的过失；（是）本人过失；我
的罪
* media concludendi 推理的步骤；判决的依据
[the steps of an argument; the theory or
basis of facts upon which a legal
conclusion is reached]
* medianto altero [mediate through another] 间接（继承）
* medice, cura te ipsum [physician, cure thyself] 以身作则；正人先正己
* medicina clinicalis 临床医学
* medicinae doctor (M.D.) 医学博士
* medicinae experimentalis 实验医学
* medicinae militaria 军事医学；军医
* medicinae publica 公医制度；公费医疗
* meditatio fugae 逃罪的意图；意图逃逸
[contemplation of flight; intention to
abscond]
* medium filum aquae 中航道
* me judice [I being judge; in my opinion] 依我的意见；依我判断；据我看来；
* mel depuratum 纯蜜；纯净蜂蜜
* melius est in tempore occurrere, quam post 事情及时处理，胜于造成损害后设法
causam vulneratum remedium quaerere 弥补；预防胜过弥偿
[it is better to meet a thing in time than
after an injury inflicted to seek a remedy]
* melius est jus deficiens quam jus incertum 不严密的法律胜过不明确的法律；法
[law that is deficient is better than law that 律宁可不严密，不可不明确
is uncertain]
* memento mori 要记住死亡；死的警告；死的象征
* me miserum o! 咳，我太不幸了！我真倒霉！
* memor et fidelis 谨慎而忠实
* memoria in aeterna 永远铭记
* mens agitat molem 精神主宰物质；精神推动万物；精神
[the mind moves the mass (or matter)] 胜于物质
* mens coscia recti 坦然的心；无愧的心
* mens legis [the spirit of the law] 法律的精神；法律的真意
* mens qua nihil est celerius 没有一样东西比思想更敏锐
* mens rea 犯罪意图；犯罪之心
[guilty mind; guilty or wrongful purpose;
criminal intent]
* mens sana in corpore sano 身心健全；健全的精神寓于健全的身
[a sound mind in a sound body] 体；身健则心明
* mens sibi conscia recti 一个感觉主义的精神
* meo periculo 我冒险
* meo voto 照我的意见
* metus [fear; terror; dread] 恐惧；忧虑
* meum et tuum 我的和你的
* mihi cura futuri 着眼于未来；防患于未然
* minatur innocentibus qui parcit nocentibus 纵容罪犯，危害无辜；纵恶即害良
[he threatens the innocent who spares the
guilty]
* minima de malis 挑选缺点最少的；劣中择优
* minimum sensibile 最不敏感的事物
* mirabile dictu 说起来很奇怪；言之惊人
* mirabile visu 看起来很奇妙的
* miseris succurrere disco 我知道如何帮助苦人
* missio in bona [seizure of property] 财产的扣押
* mittimus 徒刑执行令；收监令；免职；解雇
[we send; a warrant of commitment to
prison]
* mobile perpetuum 永动不息的东西
* mobilia sequuntur personam 动产跟随所有人；动产依照所有人居
[movables follow the (law of the) person] 住地的法律
* modo et forma [in manner and form] 在方法上和形式上；形式上
* modus 办法；方法；方式；习惯；协定
* modus et conventio vincunt legem 习惯和契约比法律有效；惯例和协议
[custum and agreement overrule the law] （在一定限度内）可不受法律限
制
* modus habilis [a proper a valid manner] 适当方式；有效方式
* modus injuriae [the means of injury] 损害（或伤害）方式
* modus operandi 做事方法；作法；作案手法；惯技；
[manner of operating (or working)] 运用（或工作）方式；运用法
* modo praescripto 依照指定的方法
* modus infectionis 传染方式
* modus operandi 手术法；实行的方法
* modus procedenti [manner of proceeding] 工作程序
* modus transferrendi 转让方式
[the manner of transferring]
* modus vivendi 生活方式；临时办法；过渡办法；权
[manner of living; a temporary working 宜之计；临时协定；暂订条约；
agreement or compromise between 暂行办法；妥协
disputants, pending a settlement of the
differences]
* monstrum horrendum 怪物
* monstrum nulla virtute redemptum a vittis 恶贯满盈；人面兽心
* monumentum aere perennius 永久的纪念碑
* mora 疏忽；延迟
* mora creditoris [delay of the creditor] 债权人的迟延
* mora debitoris [delay of the debtor] 债务人的迟延
* mora perpetuam facit obligationem 债务不因迟延而消灭
* mora restituendi [delay of the restoration] 迟延归还
* morbus abortivus 顿挫性病
* morbus acquisitus 后天性病
* morbus acutus 急性病
* morbus aerialis 航空病；航空晕；晕机
* morbus annuus 季节病；时令病
* morbus chronicus 慢性病
* morbus climaticus 气候病
* morbus congenitus 先天病
* morbus constitutionalis 体质病
* more majorum 遵照祖宗成法；依照祖先的习惯
[according to the customs of one's
ancestors]
* mores 风俗；习惯；不成文法
[customs; traditional rules of conduct;
unwritten laws]
* mors omnibus communis 人一定会死；有生必有死；凡人必死
* mortis causa 由于死亡
* mortmain （教会、学校或社团等的）永久管业；
永久营业权；不可转让的法人财
产；社团的土地所有权
* mortuum vadium 典质权
* mos pro lege 习惯即是法律；惯例等于法律
[custom for law; usage has the force of
law]
* motu proprio [by one's own motion] 自行；自动；自愿；出于本意
* mulier 妇女；女性
* multa gemens 呻吟
* multa paucis (= multa in parvo) 纸短情长；言简意赅
* multum in parvo [much in little] 言简意赅；小而俱全；大寓于小；小
中见大
* mutatis mutandis 作必要的更改；准用；加以必要的变
[necessary changes being made] 更；必当改的改之
* mutato nomine 名义上的改变；改名换姓；偷梁换柱
* mutato nomine, de te fabula narratur 仅易其名，即为己事；只把名字改变，
[with a mere change of name, the story 便成为自己的故事
applies to yourself]
* mutum est pictura poema 画为无声的诗
* mutuum 用物品还债契约；实物借贷；消费借
[mutual exchange; a loan for consumption; 贷
a loan of chattels, upon an agreement
that the borrower may consume them,
returning to the lender an equivalent in
kind and quantity]
* mutuus consensus [mutual consent] 双方同意；协议；互相允诺
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