Cacoethes scribendi

Ius honorarium means “Magistrates’ law.” This was the body of Roman law created by the edicts of magistrates, especially the praetors, alongside the statutes. Source: Roman law.

Ita vero means “Yes indeed.” A Latin way of saying ‘yes’ – literally ‘thus truly’. Source: Classical Latin phrase.

Inter rusticos means “Among country people.” It describes agreements made informally between ordinary people without legal knowledge, which courts interpret more leniently. Source: Legal phrase.

Nemo referre gratiam scit nisi sapiens means “No one knows how to return a kindness except the wise man.” Real gratitude is a skill that needs judgment and character, not just good manners. Source: Seneca, Epistulae morales 81.

In dubio abstine means “When in doubt, abstain.” If you are not sure, do not act. Source: Latin maxim.

Ex hypothesi means “From the hypothesis.” By hypothesis: something follows from what has been assumed in an argument. Source: Scholarly Latin term.