Ex Officio

Meaning From the office of Easy way to remember Ex = from Officio = Office / Official Position Explanation This is the right or privilege that a person has, due to the virtue of him being in another position of power. Example The Principal of a school is the Ex-Officio President of the Parent Teachers … Read more

Prima Facie

Meaning At the first appearance / On the face of it. Easy way to remember Prima = Primary (First) Facie = Face Explanation Before investigation, the state of the situation may be such that it came about in a normal / usual way, for which a valid case would exist. By the initial appearance of … Read more

Ad hoc

Meaning For this Easy way to remember Ad = for (for a purpose) hoc = this Explanation Ad hoc implies that there is no specific justification and the task is for a specific purpose. There may be no previous precedent to support that task. Example This is an ad hoc payment for the month.

inter alia

Meaning Among other things. Easy way to remember inter = within / in between (origin:  in – terra / in the earth) alia = as in alias (another) Explanation Inter Alia means that the reference given, is of a smaller subset, which is a part of a larger set. Example The witness stated, inter alia … Read more

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