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    Foreign Phrases

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    This document provides a list of 70 foreign phrases along with their English meanings. The phrases cover a wide range of topics from legal terms like "locus standi" meaning the right to intervene, to diplomatic terms like "charge d'affaires" meaning deputy ambassador, to literary terms like "magnum opus" meaning a great work. The foreign phrases are presented alphabetically with their English translation, providing a concise reference guide to common Latin and other foreign expressions.

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    This document provides a list of 70 foreign phrases along with their English meanings. The phrases cover a wide range of topics from legal terms like "locus standi" meaning the right to intervene, to diplomatic terms like "charge d'affaires" meaning deputy ambassador, to literary terms like "magnum opus" meaning a great work. The foreign phrases are presented alphabetically with their English translation, providing a concise reference guide to common Latin and other foreign expressions.

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    This document provides a list of 70 foreign phrases along with their English meanings. The phrases cover a wide range of topics from legal terms like "locus standi" meaning the right to intervene, to diplomatic terms like "charge d'affaires" meaning deputy ambassador, to literary terms like "magnum opus" meaning a great work. The foreign phrases are presented alphabetically with their English translation, providing a concise reference guide to common Latin and other foreign expressions.

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    Foreign Phrases

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    Naveed Akhtar Bhatti
    This document provides a list of 70 foreign phrases along with their English meanings. The phrases cover a wide range of topics from legal terms like "locus standi" meaning the right to intervene, to diplomatic terms like "charge d'affaires" meaning deputy ambassador, to literary terms like "magnum opus" meaning a great work. The foreign phrases are presented alphabetically with their English translation, providing a concise reference guide to common Latin and other foreign expressions.

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    FOREIGHN PHRASES

    FOREIGN PHRASE MEANING

    FOREIGN PHRASE MEANING 37. Status quo Present state


    38. Locus Standi Right to intervene
    1. Affair de Coeur An affair of the heart 39. Magnum opus A great work
    2. Charge d’affaires Deputy Ambassador 40. Mala fide Treacherously
    3. Adversus Against
    4. Affair d’amour A love affair 41. Modes operandi Way things operate
    5. De-jure Rightful 42. On Parole Conditional release
    6. De novo New from prison
    7. In toto On the whole 43. On the topis Under consideration
    8. Aqua pura Water 44. Onus Probandi The burden of proof
    9. Ave Welcome 45. Persona grata Acceptable person
    10. Ibid In the same book 46. Sine Cura Without care
    47. Sine Die Indefinitely
    11. Contretemps An awkward situation 48. Sine qua Limited
    12. Inter alia Among other things 49. A Priori Reasoning (from cause
    13. Inter Se Between themselves to effect)
    14. Coup d’dessai A first attempt 50. Ad-hoc Arrange for this purpose
    15. Coup d’etat illegal
    16. Cul-de Sac Blind alley 51. An-infinitum For ever
    17. Ex-parte On one side only 52. Bizarre Fantastic
    18. Façade Face of building 53. Bona fide Genuine
    towards open space 54. Banton Good manners
    19. Douceur Bribe 55. Alumni A former student
    20. En-route On the way 56. Ad velorem According to value
    57. Fait accompli Things done
    21. Ex-post facto Acting retrospectively 58. Genre Style
    22. Ex-officio In virtue of one’s office 59. Carter Blanche Full discretionary
    23. Sub Judice Under judicial consideration 60. Casus belli An event of war
    24. Tete-a-tete Private conversation

    between two 61. Debut First appearance as


    former
    25. Ultima ratio Final argument 62. De facto In fact
    26. Ultra Vires Beyond one’s authority 63. D’amour A love affair
    27. Vice Versa With the order of terms 64. Denouncement Catastrophe
    changed 65. Ad-interim In the meantime
    28. Vide Supra Infra See above 66. Ad-libitum To any extent
    29. Viva Voce Orally 67. Ad-nauseam To a disgusting extent
    30. Viz-a-viz That is to say 68. Toto On the whole
    69. Inter allia Among other things
    31. Tour de force A feat of strength 70. Inter Se Between themselves
    32. Laissez faire Interference by the
    state in law and order
    33. Intifada Uprising
    34. In Camera In a judge’s private room
    35. Ad finem To the end
    36. Amicus Curiae Friend of court

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