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The phrase 'inter alia' meaning 'among other things' is one of the many Latin expressions commonly used in English.
Find out what these Latin phrases mean.
1.Prima face
2. ad hoc
3. in camera
4.ad infinitum
5.mutatis multanis
6.tabula rasa
Solution
- prima facie means ‘at first sight, before closer inspection’
- ad hoc means ‘for the specific purpose, case, or situation at hand and for no other’
- in camera means ‘in secret, in private’
- ad infinitum means ‘to infinity, having no end’
- mutatis mutandis means ‘changing [only] those things which need to be changed’, [only] the
- necessary changes having been made
- Caveat means ‘a warning or caution’
- tabula rasa means ‘blank slate’, ‘without any prior experience or knowledge’
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