RFBT LATIN TERMS & PRINCIPLES into thecontract.

Committed before or at the time

of perfection of the contract.
• Ab lnitio - From the very beginning
• Dalo lncidente - incidental fraud, committed in
• Accessio cedit principali - accessory follows
the performance of the obligation
the principal
• Du/Des - give
• Accion pauliana - right to rescind contracts
• Emo Oat Qui Non Habet - you cannot give what
entered into to defraud the creditor
you do not have
• Accion subrogatoria - the right of the creditor
• Emptio ReibsperatVSperatae - sale of future
to exerciseall the rights of his debtor to satisfy his
things
claim, except rights which are inherent and
• Emptio Spei - sale of hope or expectancy
personal on the part of the debtor. (substitution)
• Ex die - suspensive period
• Agente Del Credere - guaranty commission
• Expromission - when a third person without the
agent
knowledge or against the will of the original
• Alter Ego - Another "I"
debtor assumes the obligation with the consent
• Bona Fide - In good faith
of the creditor
• Bonum paterfamilia - good father of a family
• Facio ut des - I do so that you may give
(Required level of diligence when there is no
• Facio/Facias - do
stipulation or the law does not require any other • Fraud In Factum/Esse Contractus - exists in
diligence.)
cases where a person, without negligence, has
• Caso fortuito, force majeure - fortuitous event signed a negotiable instrument, but was deceived
• Caveat emptor - buyer beware as to the character of the instrument and without
• Caveat venditor- seller beware. Vendor is liable knowledge of it.
for hidden defects
• Genus nunquam perit - generic thing never
• Cestui Que Trust - beneficiary of a trust perishes.
agreement • lgnorancia legis neminem excusat- ignorance
• Compensatio morae - delay on both parties of the law excuses no one (Conclusive
• Constitutum Possessorium - the seller will presumption)
continue in possession even after the sale
• In diem - resolutory period
• Cuentas En Participacion - joint account
• In pari delicto - equally at fault, both are guilty
• Culpa - negligence, fault in bad faith
• Culpa Aquiliana - tort or Quasi-delict. which is
• In Solidum - solidarily liable
the wrong committed against a person • In solidum/solidaria - solidary obligation
independent of contract and without criminal
• In Transitu - in transit
intent. It is the negligence as a source of an
• Intra Vires - within the powers
obligation
• Jus in persona - personal right
• Culpa Contractual - the negligence in the
• Jus in rem - real right
performance of an obligation arising from a
• Litis pendentia - pending litigation
contract • Mancomunada; Mancomunadamente - joint
• Culpa Criminal - criminal negligence
obligation
• Custodia legis - in custody of the court
• Mora - delay, default
• Dacion en pogo - dation in payment,
• Mora Accipiendi - delay on the part of the
adjudication. Property is alienated to the creditor creditor
in satisfaction of a debt in money.
• Mora Solvendi - delay on the part of thedebtor
• Damnum absque injuria - loss or damage
• Mutuum - simple loan of money or consumable
without injury goods
• De Facto - in fact
• Negotiorum Gestio - voluntary management if
• De Jure - in law the property or affairs of another without
• Delectus Personam/ Personarum - based on knowledge or consent of the latter
mutual trust and confidence
• Not only secundum rationem but secundum
• Delegacion - when the creditor accepts a third
caritatem - not only based on law but based on
person to take the place of the debtor with the
equity (Doctrine of compassionate justice)
consent of the debtor, the creditor and the third
• Pacto de retro sale - contract of sale whereby
person.
the right of the seller to repurchase the thing sold
• Do ut des - I give that you may give (barter)
is reserved
• Dalo - fraud, deceit
• Pactum Commissorium - stipulation in a
• Dalo Causante - causal fraud, fraud employed
contract of pledge or mortgage whereby the
was the reason why the deceived party entered thing pledged or mortgaged shall become the
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is not paid on maturity

• Pactu m R e s e r v a t i Domini - r e s e r v ati o n of

o w n er s hip by the s ell er c o n d i ti o n e d upon the

p a y m e n t of t h e b u y e r of t h e p ur c h a s e pric e

• P er Die m - per day

• P e r S e - b y it s elf

• P r o R o t a - f o r t h e r at e / pr o p o rti o n a t e ly

• P r o T o nt o - for s o m u c h

• Q u a ntu m m e r uit - w h at on e has earn e d (As

m u c h a s th e p er s o n d e s er v e s).

• Q u a ntu m V aleba nt - as much as w h at is

re a s o n a bly w orth

• Q u a s i - a s if

• Q u o r u m - of w h o m

• R e s P e r it D o m i n o - t h e t hi n g p e ri s h e s w it h it s

o w n e r/ t h e o w n e r b e a r s t h e ri s k o f lo s s

• R e s p o n d e a t S u p e ri o r - n e gli g e n c e of t h e s e r v a n t

is t h e n e gli g e n c e o f t h e m a s t e r

• S a n s R e c o u r s e - with o ut rec o urs e

• S ol utia t n d e biti - j uri di c al r el a tio n w hich is

cr e ate d w h e n s o m ethin g is re c eiv e d w h e n th er e is

n o ri g h t t o d e m a n d it a n d it w a s u n d u l y d eli v e r e d

thr o u g h mi st a k e.

• S ti p ul ati o n p o u r atr ui - s ti p ul a ti o n i n f a v o r of a

thir d p er s o n

• T r a diti o Brevi Manu - buyer is alre a d y in

p o s s e s si o n p ri or to t h e s al e

• T r a diti o Longo M onu - d eliv e r y of t hi n g s by

m e r e p oi nti n g at th e o bj e ct

• T r a d iti o S i m b o li c a - d eli v e r y t h r o u g h t h e u s e o f

to k e n o r s y m b ol t o r e p r e s e n t t h e t hi n g d eliv e r e d

• U b e r ri m a e (i d e s c o n t r a c t - c o ntr a ct of ut m o st

g o o d f ait h

• U ltra Vire s - bey o n d po w ers

• V i n c u l u m J u r i s - j u r i d i c a l ti e

• V ol e nti non fit inj uria - the d o c tri n e of

a s . s u m e d ri s k e g . In s u r a n c e

• W aiver C o nciente - w aiver with o u t as s u m pti o n

o f t h e ri s k of e vi ctio n

• W a i v e r l nt e n c i o n a d a - w ai v e r wit h k n o w l e d g e of

t h e ri s k s o f e vi c ti o n c o u p l e d w it h a n a s s u m p ti o n

o f it s c o n s e q u e n c e s