FOREIGN WORDS

ax·i·om n.
1. A self-evident or universally recognized truth; a maxim: "It is an economic axiom as old as the hills that goods and services can be paid for
only with goods and services" (Albert Jay Nock).
2. An established rule, principle, or law.
3. A self-evident principle or one that is accepted as true without proof as the basis for argument; a postulate.

ju·di·ca·ture
n.
1. Administration of justice.
2. The position, function, or authority of a judge.
3. The jurisdiction of a law court or judge.
4. A court or system of courts of law.

suo jure
adv
(Law) Chiefly law in one's own right

suo loco
adv
(Law) Chiefly law in a person or thing's own or rightful place

re·duc·ti·o ad ab·sur·dum
n. pl. re·duc·ti·o·nes ad absurdum
Disproof of a proposition by showing that it leads to absurd or untenable conclusions.

ad·den·dum
n. pl. ad·den·da
Something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book.

à deux
adj.
Of or involving two individuals, especially when of a private or intimate nature.
adv.
Privately with only two individuals involved: dining à deux.

ad in·fi·ni·tum
adv. & adj.
To infinity; having no end.

Mon·sieur
n. pl. Mes·sieurs
1. Abbr. M. Used as a courtesy title before the surname, full name, or professional title of a man in a French-speaking area: Monsieur
Cartier; Monsieur Jacques Cartier.
2. monsieur Used as a form of polite address for a man in a French-speaking area.

Bonjour
Bonjour is a French word meaning Hello. The word is actually composed of two words: bon means good and jour means day. There is
also bonsoir (Good Evening) and bonne nuit (Good Night).

Bonjour can also refer to:

• Bonjour (software), an Apple computer program which implements Zeroconf, a service discovery protocol
• Bonjour Stradivarius
• Laurence BonJour, contemporary epistemologist and professor of Philosophy at the University of Washington
• Bonjour, a crude cartoon about a French person in need of some underpants.
• Bonjour (album), an album by French-Algerian singer Rachid Taha

en route
adv. & adj.
On or along the way: We are en route to the museum. The store is en route.

[French : en, on + route, route.]

sans
prep.
Without.

vis-à-vis
prep.
1. Face to face with; opposite to.
2. Compared with.
3. In relation to.
adv.
Face to face.

n. pl. vis-à-vis
1. One that is face to face with or opposite to another.
2. A date or an escort, as at a party.
3. One that has the same functions and characteristics as another; a counterpart.

ante meridian
(astronomy)
A section of the celestial meridian; it lies below the horizon, and the nadir is included.
Before noon, or the period of time between midnight (0000) and noon (1200).

Post·Script
A trademark used for an object-oriented computer language for describing the appearance and layout of documents,
used to print high-resolution text and graphics.

post·script
n. Abbr. PS
1. A message appended at the end of a letter after the writer's signature.
2. Additional information appended to the manuscript, as of a book or article.

post·me·rid·i·an
adj.
Of, relating to, or taking place in the afternoon.
mi·lieu
n. pl. mi·lieus or mi·lieux
An environment or a setting.

pe·tite
adj.
Small, slender, and trim. Used of a girl or woman. See Synonyms at small.
n.
A clothing size for short slender women.

pla·za
n.
1. A public square or similar open area in a town or city.
2.
a. A widened roadway forming the approach to tollbooths on a highway.
b. A parking or service area next to a highway.
3. A shopping center.

sum·mum bo·num
n.
The greatest or supreme good.

[Latin : summum, neuter of summus, highest + bonum, good.]

summum bonum n

(Philosophy) the principle of goodness in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived; highest or supreme good

synopsis
a condensation or brief review of a subject; summary

voir dire
n Law
1. (Law) the preliminary examination on oath of a proposed witness by the judge
2. (Law) the oath administered to such a witness
[from Old French: to speak the truth]

virtuoso
1. a consummate master of musical technique and artistry
2. a connoisseur, dilettante, or collector of art objects

en masse
adv.
In one group or body; all together: The protesters marched en masse to the capitol.
[French : en, in + masse, mass.]

Ad extremum
Latin

To the extreme;at last

A bas
French
Down with; a bas profiteers

ad i·ni·ti·um
–adverb

at the beginning.

Origin:

< Latin

ad fin.
Latin .

to, toward, or at the end.

Origin:

ad fīnem

jus soli
n
(Law) Law the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the territory within which he
was born Compare jus sanguinis
[from Latin, literally: law of soil]