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For one's self, for the sake of one's personhood; acting on one's own behalf, especially a person representing themselves in a legal proceeding; abbreviated pro per. See also pro se: litigant in person, pro se legal representation in the United States. [3] in principio erat Verbum: in the beginning was the Word : Beginning of the Gospel of John ...
Also known as pro se representation. pro rata: from the rate A calculation adjusted based on a proportional value relevant to the calculation. An example would be a tenant being charged a portion of a month's rent based on having lived there less than a full month. The amount charged would be proportional to the time occupied. pro se: for himself
pro patria vigilans: watchful for the country: Motto of the United States Army Signal Corps. pro populo et gloria: for the people and glory: Motto of HMS Westminster: pro per: for self: to defend oneself in court without counsel; abbreviation of propria persona. See also: pro se. pro rata: for the rate: i.e., proportionately. pro re nata (PRN, prn)
A recent ironic Latin phrase to poke fun at people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated". Similar to the less common omnia dicta fortiora si dicta Latina. quieta non movere: don't move settled things: quilibet potest renunciare juri pro se inducto
This formula appears in the 1668 Latin revised edition of Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan, book 2, chapter 26, p. 133. audacia pro muro et scuto opus: boldness is our wall, action is our shield: Cornelis Jol, [14] in a bid to rally his rebellious captains to fight and conquer the Spanish treasure fleet in 1638. audacter calumniare, semper aliquid haeret
"Take" for R, abbreviation of the Latin word recipe, meaning "take". Most abbreviations can be found in the Chambers Dictionary as this is the dictionary primarily used by crossword setters. However, some abbreviations may be found in other dictionaries, such as the Collins English Dictionary and Oxford English Dictionary.
per pro. per procurationem "through the agency of" PRN pro re nata "for the thing born" As used in standard medical jargon, PRN is understood to mean "as needed". This reading of the abbreviation implies that the delivery of the prescription (by a suitable person, following a medications protocol) is done in a reactive, passive way, e.g., "when ...
Pro se legal representation (/ ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s iː / or / ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s eɪ /) means to argue on one's own behalf in a legal proceeding, as a defendant or plaintiff in civil cases, or a defendant in criminal cases, rather than have representation from counsel or an attorney. The term pro se comes from Latin pro se, meaning "for oneself" or ...