sìlent lèges ìnter àrma - laws are silent when there is war.

síne dìe - without specifying a term, without giving it time to think.

síne loco - without specifying the place.

síne quà non- "nothing without": a necessary condition.

spècies fàcti - the nature of the action.

spònsio judiciàlis - an artificially created case, a falsified question of fact.

stàtus quò - established state of affairs, state of affairs before change.

sub còlore jùris - under the guise of a reference to law.

tàcito consènsu - with tacit consent.

ùbi jus ìbi remèdium - where there is a right, there is a means of its protection.