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Foreign Phrases
practical editing knowledge phrases
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Journalism
Undergraduate 3
03/21/2007
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habeas corpus
 Definition
a writ obtained from a judge to release a party from unlawful restraint
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flagrante delicto
 Definition
caught in the act of the crime
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ipso facto
 Definition
by that very fact
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jeu de mots
 Definition
play on words
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laissez faire
 Definition
economic free enterprise
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l'art pour l'art
 Definition
art for art's sake
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mano a mano
 Definition
one on one (head to head)
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mea culpa
 Definition
my fault
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modus operandi
 Definition
mode of operation (refers to criminal habits)
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nom de plume
 Definition
pseudonym/ pen name
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non compos menti
 Definition
not competent (in crime--not in control of mind/insane)
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non sequitor
 Definition
logical fallacy
"doesn't follow"
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por diem
 Definition
per day
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persona non grata
 Definition
unwelcome person (often in diplomatic sense)
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post mortem
 Definition
after death
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pro bono publico
 Definition
for the public good (professional work)
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pro patria
 Definition
for the country
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que sera sera
 Definition
what will be, will be
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quid pro quo
 Definition
something for something (a more or less equal exchange)
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respondez s'il vous plait
 Definition
RSVP; respond if you please
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requiescat in pace
 Definition
may he/she rest in peace
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savoir fare
 Definition
ability to say or do the right or graceful thing
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sic transit gloria mundi
 Definition
fame is fleeting
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sine die
 Definition
without day; refers to end of legistlative sessions w/ same members; also in legal community, no date set for trial
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sine qua non
 Definition
essential action, condition, ingredient (but for)
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status quo
 Definition
present state
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sui generis
 Definition
unique/ in its own kind
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tempus fugit
 Definition
times flies
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terra incognita
 Definition
unknown territory
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veni, vidi, vici
 Definition
came, saw, conquered
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vis-a-vis
 Definition
face to face (in direct relation)
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