Adagium Hukum Pidana
Berikut adalah kumpulan asas hukum Latin beserta arti dalam bahasa Inggris dan Indonesia:
| Latin | English | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Accipere quid ut justitiam facias non est accipere sed extorquere | To accept anything as a reward for doing justice is rather extorting than accepting | Menerima sesuatu sebagai imbalan menegakkan keadilan adalah pemerasan, bukan hadiah |
| Communi observantia non est recedendum | There should be no departure from common observance | Tindakan seseorang mencerminkan maksud dalam pikirannya |
| Cujus est commodum, ejus debet esse incommodum | The person who has the advantage should also have the disadvantage | Siapa yang mendapat keuntungan juga menanggung kerugian |
| Culpae poena par esto | Let the punishment be equal to the crime | Hukuman harus seimbang dengan perbuatan |
| Cum adsunt testimonia rerum, quid opus est verbis | When proofs of facts are present, what need is there of words? | Saat bukti fakta ada, apa gunanya kata-kata? |
| Cum duo inter se pugnantia reperiuntur in testamento, ultimum ratum est | When two clauses in a will are contradictory, the last prevails | Jika terdapat kontradiksi dalam wasiat, ketentuan terakhir yang berlaku |
| Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat | The burden of proof rests on the person who affirms, not on the one who denies | Beban pembuktian ada pada penuduh, bukan yang menyangkal |
| Debet quis juri subjacere ubi delinquit | Any offender should be subject to the law of the place where he offends | Pelanggar tunduk pada hukum di tempat ia melakukan pelanggaran |
| Dormiunt aliquando leges, nunquam moriuntur | Laws sometimes sleep but never die | Hukum kadang tidur, tetapi tidak pernah mati |
| Droit ne donne plus que soit demande | The law gives no more than is demanded | Hukum memberi tidak lebih dari yang diminta |
| Facta sunt potentiora verbis | Deeds are more powerful than words | Perbuatan lebih kuat daripada kata-kata |
| Fiat justitia ruat caelum | Let justice be done though the heavens fall | Keadilan harus ditegakkan walau langit runtuh |
| Frustra legis auxilium quaerit qui in legem committit | Vainly does one who offends against the law seek its aid | Sia-sia melawan hukum lalu minta perlindungan hukum |
| Id perfectum est quod ex omnibus suis partibus constat | That is perfect which is complete in all its parts | Sempurna adalah sesuatu yang lengkap seluruh bagiannya |
| Ignorantia judicis est calamitas innocentis | The ignorance of the judge is the misfortune of the innocent | Ketidaktahuan hakim adalah kerugian bagi pihak tak bersalah |
| Ignorantia juris non excusat | Ignorance of the law excuses no one | Ketidaktahuan hukum tidak dapat dimaafkan |
| Ignorantia excusatur non juris sed facti | Ignorance of fact is excused, not ignorance of law | Ketidaktahuan fakta dapat dimaafkan, hukum tidak |
| Inde datae leges ne fortior omnia posset | Laws were made lest the stronger should have unlimited power | Hukum dibuat agar yang kuat tidak berkuasa tanpa batas |
| Index animi sermo | Speech is the index of the mind | Ucapan mencerminkan pikiran |
| Iniquum est aliquem rei sui esse judicem | It is unjust for anyone to be judge in his own cause | Tidak adil seseorang menjadi hakim atas perkaranya sendiri |
| Judex est lex loquens | The judge is the speaking law | Hakim adalah hukum yang berbicara |
| Judex debet judicare secundum allegata et probata | The judge ought to judge according to allegations and proofs | Hakim harus memutus berdasar bukti dan pernyataan |
| Judex habere debet duos sales: sapientiae et conscientiae | A judge should have two salts: wisdom and conscience | Hakim harus punya dua hal: kebijaksanaan dan hati nurani |
| Judex non potest esse testis in propria causa | A judge cannot be a witness in his own cause | Hakim tidak bisa jadi saksi dalam perkaranya sendiri |
| Judex non reddit plus quam quod petens ipse requirit | A judge does not give more than the plaintiff demands | Hakim tidak boleh memberi lebih dari yang diminta penggugat |
| Judicandum est legibus, non exemplis | Judgment must be given by laws, not examples | Putusan harus berdasar hukum, bukan contoh |
| Judicia posteriora sunt in lege fortiora | Later decisions are stronger in law | Putusan terakhir lebih kuat di mata hukum |
| Juramentum est indivisibile, non est admittendum partim verum partim falsum | An oath is indivisible; it cannot be partly true and partly false | Sumpah tidak dapat dibagi, tidak bisa sebagian benar sebagian salah |
| Justitiae non est neganda, non differenda | Justice is not to be denied or delayed | Keadilan tidak boleh ditolak atau ditunda |
| Jurare est Deum in testem vocare, est actus divini cultus | To swear is to call God as witness, an act of religion | Sumpah adalah memanggil Tuhan sebagai saksi, sebuah tindakan keagamaan |
| Juris quidem ignorantia cuique nocet, facti ignorantia non nocet | Ignorance of law harms everyone, ignorance of fact does not | Ketidaktahuan hukum merugikan semua orang, fakta tidak |
| Lex nemini operatur iniquum, nemini facit injuriam | The law works injustice to no one, and wrongs no one | Hukum tidak memberi ketidakadilan dan tidak merugikan siapapun |
| Lex posterior derogat priori | A later law repeals an earlier one | UU baru menghapus UU lama |
| Lex prospicit, non respicit | The law looks forward, not backward | Hukum melihat ke depan, bukan ke belakang |
| Lex rejicit superflua, pugnantia, incongrua | The law rejects the superfluous, contradictory, and incongruous | Hukum menolak hal berlebih, bertentangan, tidak layak |
| Lex semper dabit remedium | The law always gives a remedy | Hukum selalu memberi jalan keluar |