Latin quote · Justice
Coram nobis, coram vobis
“In our presence, in your presence.”
Legal term (English common law)
Translation
What does “Coram nobis, coram vobis” mean?
Coram nobis, coram vobis translates as “In our presence, in your presence.”
Legal names for two kinds of writ that ask a court to correct an error of fact in its own judgment.
Origin
The story behind it
In English common law, ‘coram nobis’ (‘before us’, meaning the king) asked the court that gave the judgment to review it; ‘coram vobis’ was addressed by a higher court to a lower one.
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- Latin
- Coram nobis, coram vobis
- English
- In our presence, in your presence.
- Source
- Legal term (English common law)
- Era
- Middle Ages
- Theme
- Justice
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