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 Ibidem (Ib.) - In the same place. (in a book)
 Id certum est quod certum reddi potest - That is certain that can be made certain
 Id est (i.e.) - That is to say
 Id est mihi, id non est tibi! - It is mine, not yours!
 Id imperfectum manet dum confectum erit - It ain't over until it's over
 Id tibi praebet speciem lepidissimam! - It looks great on you!
 Idem quod (i.q.) - The same as
 Idem - The same
 Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (INRI) - Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
 Ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes viros - Life is not a bowl of cherries, or, literally, Fire tests gold; adversity tests strong men
 Ignis fatuus - Foolish fire (will-o-the-wisp)
 Ignorantia juris neminem excusat - Ignorance of the law excuses no one
 Ignoratio elenchi - An ignorance of proof
 Ignotus (ign.) - Unknown
 Ille dolet vere, qui sine teste dolet - He mourns honestly who mourns without witnesses. (Martialis)
 Ille mi par esse deo videtur - He seems to me to be equal to a god. (Catullus)
 Illegitimis nil carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down
 Illiud latine dici non potest - You can't say that in Latin
 Illius me paenitet, dux - Sorry about that, chief
 Imitatores, servum pecus! - Imitators, you slavish crowd! (Horace)
 Imperator/Imperatrix (Imp.) - Emperor/Empress
 Imperator - Emperor
 Imperium et libertas - Empire and liberty. (Cicero)
 Imperium in imperio - An empire within an empire, i.e. A fifth column, a group of people within an nation's territory who owe allegiance to some other leader
 Imperium - Absolute power
 Impossibilium nulla obligatio est - Nobody has any obligation to the impossible. (Corpus Iuris Civilis)
 Imprimatur - Let it be printed
 Imprimis - In first place
 In absentia - In one's absence
 In actu - In practice
 In aere aedificare - Build (castles) in the air. (St. Augustine)
 In aeternum - For eternity
 In alio pediculum, in te ricinum non vides - You see a louse on someone else, but not a tick on yourself. (Petronius)
 In articulo mortis - At the moment of death
 In banco - On the bench
 In camera - In private chamber
 In capite - In chief
 In cavda venenvm - In the tail [is the] poison. Watch out for what you don't see
 In curia - In court
 In dentibus anticis frustrum magnum spiniciae habes - You have a big piece of spinach in your front teeth
 In distans - At a distance
 In dubiis non est agendum - In dubious cases, you should not act
 In dubio pro reo - In doubt in favor of the accused. If there is a doubt about guiltiness, the judgement has to be in favour of the accused
 In dubio - In doubt
 In esse - In existence
 In excelsis - In the highest
 In extenso - At full length
 In extremis - In extremity
 In fine - At the end
 In flagrante delicto - In the very act of committing an offence
 In forma pauperis - In the form of a poor person; in a humble or abject manner
 In futuro - In the future
 In gremio legis - In the protection of the law
 In his ordo est ordinem non servare - In this case the only rule is not obeying any rules
 In hoc signo vinces - In this sign, you will be victorious. (Eusebios)
 In infinitum - To infinity; without end
 In libris libertas - In books (there is) freedom
 In limine - On the threshold, at the very outset
 In loco parentis - In the place of a parent
 In loco - In the place of
 In magnis et voluisse sat est - To once have wanted is enough in great deeds. (Propertius)
 In media res - In or into the middle of a sequence of events. (Horace)
 In medias res - Into the midst of things
 In medio stat virtus - Virtue stands in the middle. Virtue is in the moderate, not the extreme position. (Horace)
 In medio tutissimus ibis - In the middle of things you will go most safe. (Ovid)
 In memoriam - To the memory of
 In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas - In necessary things unity, in doubtful things liberty, in all things charity
 In nomine Domini - In the name of the Lord
 In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Santi - In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit
 In nubibus - In the clouds
 In nuce - In a nutshell
 In omnia paratus - Prepared for all things
 In ovo - In the egg
 In pace, ut sapiens, aptarit idonea bello - In peace, like a wise man, he appropriately prepares for war
 In pace - In peace
 In pari materia - Of like kind
 In partibus infidelium - In parts inhabited by unbelievers
 In parvo - In miniature
 In perpetuum - For ever
 In personam - Against the person
 In pleno - In full
 In pontificalibus - In the proper vestments of a pope or cardinal
 in posse - In possibility
 In posterum - Till the next day
 In praesenti - At the present time
 In principio - In the beginning
 In propria persona - In person
 In puris naturalibus - Completely naked
 In quaestione versare - To be under investigation
 In re - Refering to
 In rem - Against the matter (property)
 In rerum natura - In the nature of things
 In saecvla saecvlorvm - For ages of ages forever
 In se - In itself
 In silico - By means of a computer simulation
 In silvam ne ligna feras - Don't carry logs into the forest. (Horace)
 In situ - In position
 In specie - In kind; (a) in its own form and not in an equivalent (b) in coins and not in paper money
 In spiritu et veritate - In spirit and truth. (Versio Vulgata)
 In statu quo - In the same state
 In terrorem - As a warning; in order to terrify others
 In totidem verbis - In so many words
 In toto - As a whole, absolutely, Completely
 In transitu - In passing, on the way
 In usu - In use
 In utero - In the womb
 In vacuo - In a vacuum or empty space
 In vinculis etiam audax - In chains yet still bold (free)
 In vino veritas - The truth is in wine. (A drunk person tells the truth)
 In virtute sunt multi ascensus - There are many degrees in excellence. (Cicero)
 In vitro - In a test tube (literally glass)
 In vivo - In the living (thing)
 Incipit - Begin here
 Incredibile dictu - Incredible to say
 Index librorum prohibitorum - Official list of forbidden books not to be read by Catholics
 Indulgentiam quaeso - I ask your indulgence
 Infinitus est numerus stultorum - Infinite is the number of fools
 Infra dignitatem (dig.) - Undignified; beneath one's dignity
 Infra - Below, underneath
 Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est - Inhumanity is harmful in every age. (Cicero)
 Iniqua nunquam regna perpetuo manent - Stern masters do not reign long. (Seneca Philosophus)
 Iniuria non excusat iniuriam - One wrong does not justify another
 Insanabile cacoethes scribendi - An incurable passion to write. (Juvenal)
 Insculpsit - He/she engraved it
 Instrumentum aeri temperando - Airconditioner
 Insula gilliganis - Gilligan's Island
 Integer vitae scelerisque purus - Blameless of life and free from crime
 Intellectum valde amat - Love the intellect strongly. (St. Augustine)
 Intelligenti pauca - Few words suffice for he who understands
 Intelligo me intelligere - I understand that I understand. (St. Augustine)
 Inter alia - Among other things
 Inter alios - Amongst other people
 Inter arma silent leges - In time of war, laws are silent
 Inter caecos regnat strabo - Among blinds the squinting rules. (Erasmus)
 Inter caesa et porrecta - There's many a slip twixt cup and lip
 Inter canum et lupum - Between a dog and a wolf
 Inter nos - Between ourselves
 Inter partes - Made between two parties
 Inter se - Between themselves
 Inter spem et metum - Between hope and fear
 Inter vivos - Between living (people)
 Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum europe vincendarum - Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe
 Interfice errorem, diligere errantem - Kill the sin, love the sinner. (St. Augustine)
 Interregnvm - Period between rules anarchy, lawlessnes
 Intra muros - Within the walls
 Intra vires - Within the power
 Inventas vitam iuvat excoluisse per artes - Let us improve life through science and art. (Vergil)
 Ipsa qvidem pretivm virtvs sibi - Virtue is its own reward
 Ipsa scientia potestas est - Knowledge itself is power. (Bacon)
 Ipsi dixit - He himself said it. (Cicero)
 Ipsissima verba - The exact words
 Ipso facto - By that very fact
 Ipso iure - By operation of the law
 Ira furor brevis est - Anger is a brief insanity. (Horace)
 Ire fortiter quo nemo ante iit - To boldly go where no man has gone before. (Star Trek)
 Isto pensitaris? - You get paid for this crap?
 Ita erat quando hic adveni - It was that way when I got here
 Ita est - Yes./It is so
 Ite, misse est - Go, the Mass is finished
 Iubilate Deo - Rejoice in God
 Iunctis viribus - By united efforts
 Iure divino - By divine law
 Iure humano - By human law
 Ius civile - Civil law
 Ius gentium - The law of nations
 Ius primae noctis - The right of the first night
 Ivs est ars boni et aeqvi - Law is the art of the good and the just
 Ivs gentivm - Right of tribes law of nations
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 Justitia omnibus - Justice for all
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 Koming soon - Sorry, bad joke
 L
 
 Labera lege - Read my lips
 Labor omnia vincit - Work conquers all things. (Virgil)
 Labra lege - Read my lips
 Lachryma Christi - Christ's tears
 Lapsus alumni - Error made
 Lapsus calami - A slip of the pen
 Lapsus linguae - A slip of the tongue
 Lapsus memoriae - A slip of the memory
 Lapsus nivium! - Avalanche!!
 Lares et penates - Household gods
 Latet anguis in herba - A snake lies in the grass. (Vergil)
 Latine dictum - Spoken in Latin
 Latine loqui coactus sum - I have this compulsion to speak Latin
 Latro! fremo! - Woof woof! Grrrr!
 Laudant illa, sed ista legunt - Some (writing) is praised, but other is read. (Martialis)
 Laudatores temporis acti - Praisers of time past
 Laus Deo - Praise be to God
 Lavdem virtvtis necessitati damvs - We give to necessity the praise of virtue finding the benefit in what's needful
 Lectori Salutem (L.S.) - Greetings to the reader
 Lectio brevior lectio potior - The shortest reading is the more probable reading
 Lector benevole - Kind reader
 Legatus a latere - Advisor from the side
 Lege atque lacrima - Read 'em and weep
 Lege et lacrima - Read it and weep
 Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus - We are slaves of the law so that we may be able to be free. (Cicero)
 Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus - The burden is made light which is borne well. (Ovid)
 Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est - The designated hitter rule has got to go
 Lex domicilii - The law of a person's home country
 Lex fori - The law of the forum (country)
 Lex loci - The law of the place
 Lex malla, lex nulla - A bad law is no law. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
 Lex non scripta - The unwritten (common) law
 Lex scripta - The written law
 Lex talionis - The law of revenge
 Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt - Men gladly believe that which they wish for. (Caesar)
 Liberae sunt nostrae cogitationes - Our thoughts are free. (Cicero)
 Liberate te ex inferis - Save yourself from hell
 Libertas inaestimabilis res est - Liberty is a thing beyond all price. (Corpus Iuris Civilis)
 Liberum arbitrium - Free will
 Libra solidus denarius (L.S.D.) - Pounds, shillings, pence
 Licentia liquendi - Liberty of speaking
 Licentia poetica - Poetic licence. (Seneca)
 Licet - It is allowed
 Lingua franca - French tongue - the common or universal language
 Literati - Men of letters
 Litoralis - Beach bum
 Litterae humaniores - The humanities
 Loco citato (lc) - In the passage just quoted
 Locum tenens - One occupying the place (used as an English noun meaning 'deputy')
 Locus classicus - The most authoritative source, Classical passage
 Locus delicti - The scene of the crime
 Locus desperatus - A hopeless passage
 Locus enim est principum generationis rerum - For place is the origin of things. (Roger Bacon)
 Locus in quo - The place in which something happens
 Locus poenitentiae - A place for repentance
 Locus sigilli (l.s.) - The place of the seal
 Locus standi - Place of standing
 Longo intervallo - After a long gap
 Loquitur (loq.) - He/she speaks
 Luctor et emergo - I struggle but I'll survive
 Luke sum ipse patrem te - Luke, I am your father. (Star Wars)
 Lumen naturale - Natural light
 Lupus est homo homini - Man is wolf to man
 Lupus in fabula - The wolf in the tale (i.e. Speak of the wolf, and he will come) (Terence)
 Lusus naturae - A freak of nature
 Lux et veritas - Light and Truth
 Lux mundi - The light of the world
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