Famous words and Phrases

Word	Meaning
ad interim	Meanwhile
ad valorem	According to value
ad hoc	For this purpose
agent provocateur	A secret service spy for creating riots
au revoir	Until we meet again
bona fide	In good faith
carte blanche	To give full powers
de facto	In reality; in fact
de novo	Afresh
en route	On the way
ex tempore	Without preparation
ignorantia	Ignorance of the point under consideration
ipso facto	The fact itself
inter alia	Among other things
laissez-faire	Policy of non-interference by the state
lingua franca	A common language
modus operandi	Mode of doing a thing
mutatis mutandis	With necessary changes
nem con	Unanimously
par excellence	By way of special eminence
pro rata	In proportion
pro tempore	For the time being
persona non grata	A person not acceptable
pari passu	With equal pace
prima facie	At first view
sine die	Indefinitely
status quo	Existing state
sub judice	Under consideration
ultra vires	Beyond one's powers
vox populi	Voice of the people