}) , - , ''maior e longinquo reverentia'', , greater reverence from afar, , When viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.

Tacitus Publius Cornelius Tacitus, known simply as Tacitus ( , ; – ), was a Roman historian and politician. Tacitus is widely regarded as one of the greatest Roman historiography, Roman historians by modern scholars. The surviving portions of his t ...

, '' Annales'' 1.47 , - , ''maiora premunt'', , greater things are pressing, , Used to indicate that it is the moment to address more important, urgent, issues. , - , ''mala fide'', , in bad faith, , Said of an act done with knowledge of its illegality, or with intention to defraud or mislead someone. Opposite of ''bona fide''. , - , ''Mala Ipsa Nova'', , Bad News Itself, , Motto of the inactive

495th Fighter Squadron The 495th Fighter Squadron (495th FS), nicknamed ''the Valkyries'', is part of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Having been reactivated on 1 October 2021, it became the first overseas United States Air Force squadron to o ...

US Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

, - , ''mala tempora currunt'', , bad times are upon us, , Also used ironically, e.g.: New teachers know all tricks used by pupils to copy from classmates? Oh, mala tempora currunt!. , - , ''

male captus bene detentus ''Male captus, bene detentus'' (wrongly captured, properly detained) is a legal doctrine, according to which the fact that a person may have been wrongly or unfairly arrested, will not prejudice a rightful detention or trial under due process. The ...

'', , wrongly captured, properly detained, , An illegal arrest will not prejudice the subsequent detention/trial. , - , ''Malo mori quam foedari'', , Death rather than dishonour, , Motto of the inactive

34th Battalion (Australia) The 34th Battalion was an infantry unit of 1st Australian Imperial Force (AIF), which was established in World War I for overseas service. Formed in Australia in 1916, the battalion fought on the Western Front before being disbanded in 1919. I ...

, the

Drimnagh Castle Secondary School Drimnagh Castle Secondary School ( ga, Meánscoil Iognáid Rís) is a Christian Brothers secondary school located on the Long Mile Road in the suburb of Drimnagh, Dublin, Ireland. The school buildings are situated directly beside the old Norman c ...

, - , ''Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietam servitutem'', , I prefer dangerous liberty to peaceful slavery, , Attributed to the Count Palatine of Posen before the

Polish Diet The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of t ...

, cited in ''

The Social Contract ''The Social Contract'', originally published as ''On the Social Contract; or, Principles of Political Right'' (french: Du contrat social; ou, Principes du droit politique), is a 1762 French-language book by the Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques ...

'' by

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau (, ; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolu ...

, - , ''malum discordiae'', , apple of discord, , Alludes to the apple of Eris in the Judgement of Paris, the mythological cause of the

Trojan War In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has ...

. It is also a pun based on the near-

homonym In linguistics, homonyms are words which are homographs (words that share the same spelling, regardless of pronunciation), or homophones (equivocal words, that share the same pronunciation, regardless of spelling), or both. Using this definition, ...

ous word ''malum'' (evil). The word for "apple" has a long ''ā'' vowel in Latin and the word for "evil" a short ''a'' vowel, but they are normally written the same. , - , ''

malum in se ''Malum in se'' (plural ''mala in se'') is a Latin phrase meaning ''wrong'' or ''evil in itself''. The phrase is used to refer to conduct assessed as sinful or inherently wrong by nature, independent of regulations governing the conduct. It is di ...

'', , wrong in itself, , A legal term meaning that something is prohibited because it is inherently wrong (cf. ''malum prohibitum''); for example, murder. , - , '' malum prohibitum'', , wrong due to being prohibited, , A legal term meaning that something is only wrong because it is against the law (cf. ''malum in se''); for example, violating a speed limit. , - , ''

mandamus (; ) is a judicial remedy in the form of an order from a court to any government, subordinate court, corporation, or public authority, to do (or forbear from doing) some specific act which that body is obliged under law to do (or refrain from ...

'', , we command, , A judicial remedy ordering a lower court, government entity, or public authority to do something (or refrain from doing something) as required by law. , - , ''malum quo communius eo peius'', , the more common an evil is, the worse it is, , , - , ''manibus date lilia plenis'', , give lilies with full hands, , A phrase from

Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 7021 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: t ...

's ''

Aeneid The ''Aeneid'' ( ; la, Aenē̆is or ) is a Latin Epic poetry, epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Troy, Trojan who fled the Trojan_War#Sack_of_Troy, fall of Troy and travelled to ...

'', VI.883, mourning the death of Marcellus,

Augustus Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pri ...

' nephew. Quoted by

Dante Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

as he leaves Virgil in

Purgatory Purgatory (, borrowed into English via Anglo-Norman and Old French) is, according to the belief of some Christian denominations (mostly Catholic), an intermediate state after physical death for expiatory purification. The process of purgatory ...

, XXX.21, echoed by

Walt Whitman Walter Whitman (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among t ...

in '' Leaves of Grass'' III, 6. , - , ''manu forte'', , literally translated means 'with a strong hand', often quoted as 'by strength of hand', , Motto of the Clan McKay , - , ''manu militari'', , with a military hand, , Using armed forces in order to achieve a goal , - , ''

manu propria ' (Latin for ' ignedwith one's own hand'), abbreviated to ''m.p.'' or ''mppr.'' or ''mppria'' is a phrase sometimes used at the end of typewritten or printed documents when there is no handwritten signature. It is typically found just after t ...

(m.p.)'', , with one's own hand, , With the implication of "signed by one's hand". Its abbreviated form is sometimes used at the end of typewritten or printed documents or official notices, directly following the name of the person(s) who "signed" the document exactly in those cases where there isn't an actual handwritten

signature A signature (; from la, signare, "to sign") is a handwritten (and often stylized) depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. The writer of a ...

. , - , ''manus manum lavat'', , one hand washes the other, , famous quote from '' The Pumpkinification of Claudius'', ascribed to

Seneca the Younger Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger (; 65 AD), usually known mononymously as Seneca, was a Stoic philosopher of Ancient Rome, a statesman, dramatist, and, in one work, satirist, from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature. Seneca was born in ...

. It implies that one situation helps the other. , - , ''manus multae cor unum'', , many hands, one heart, , Motto of the

Alpha Delta Phi Alpha Delta Phi (), commonly known as Alpha Delt, ADPhi, A-Delt, or ADP, is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity. Alpha Delta Phi was originally founded as a literary society by Samuel Eells in 1832 at Hamilton College in Cli ...

fraternity. , - , ''manus nigra'', , black hand, , , - , ''marcet sine adversario virtus'', , valor becomes feeble without an opponent, ,

, ''

De Providentia ''De Providentia'' (''On Providence'') is a short essay in the form of a dialogue in six brief sections, written by the Latin philosopher Seneca (died AD 65) in the last years of his life. He chose the dialogue form (as in the well-known Plato' ...

'' 2:4. Also, translated into English as "

heir Inheritance is the practice of receiving private property, titles, debts, entitlements, privileges, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual. The rules of inheritance differ among societies and have changed over time. Officiall ...

strength and courage droop without an antagonist" ("Of Providence" (1900) by Seneca, translated by Aubrey Stewart), "without an adversary, prowess shrivels" (''Moral Essays'' (1928) by Seneca, translated by John W, Basore) and "prowess withers without opposition". , - , ''mare clausum'', , closed sea, , In law, a sea under the jurisdiction of one nation and closed to all others. , - , ''Mare Ditat, Rosa Decorat'' , , The sea enriches, the rose adorns, , Motto of Montrose, Angus and , - , ''mare liberum'', , free sea, , In law, a sea open to international shipping navigation. , - , ''mare nostrum'', , our sea, , A nickname given to the

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ...

during the height of the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...

, as it encompassed the entire coastal basin. , - , ''Mater Dei'', , Mother of God, , A name given to describe Mary, who gave birth to

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

, who is also called the Son of God. , - , ''mater familias'', , the mother of the family, , The female head of a family. See '' pater familias''. , - , ''

mater lectionis ''Matres lectionis'' (from Latin "mothers of reading", singular form: ''mater lectionis'', from he, אֵם קְרִיאָה ) are consonants that are used to indicate a vowel, primarily in the writing down of Semitic languages such as Arabic, ...

'', , mother of reading, , a consonant used to represent a vowel in writing systems that lack separate vowel characters, such as

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

and

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

script. Translation of he, אֵם קְרִיאָה . , - , ''

Mater semper certa est ("The mother is always certain") is a Roman-law principle which has the power of , meaning that no counter-evidence can be made against this principle (literally: presumption of law and by law). It provides that the mother of the child is conc ...

'', , the mother is always certain, , A Roman law principle that the mother of a child is always known, as opposed to the father who may not be known. This principle had the power of ''praesumptio iuris et de iure'' (literally "presumption of law and by law"), meaning that no counter-evidence can be made against this principle. , - , '' materia medica'', , medical matter, , Branch of medical science concerned with the study of drugs used in the treatment of disease. Also, the drugs themselves. , - , ''maxima debetur puero reverentia'', , greatest deference is owed to the child, , from

Juvenal Decimus Junius Juvenalis (), known in English as Juvenal ( ), was a Roman poet active in the late first and early second century CE. He is the author of the collection of satirical poems known as the ''Satires''. The details of Juvenal's life ...

's ''

Satires Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or e ...

'' XIV:47 , - , ''me vexat pede'', , it annoys me at the foot, , Less literally, "my foot itches". Refers to a trivial situation or person that is being a bother, possibly in the sense of wishing to kick that thing away or, such as the commonly used expressions, a "pebble in one's shoe" or "nipping at one's heels". , - , ''

mea culpa ' is a Latin phrase that means "my fault" or "my mistake" and is an acknowledgement of having done wrong. The expression is used also as an admission of having made a mistake that should have been avoided, and may be accompanied by beating the br ...

'', , through my fault, , Used in Christian prayers and confession to denote the inherently flawed nature of mankind; can also be extended to ''mea maxima culpa'' (through my greatest fault). , - , ''mea navis aëricumbens anguillis abundat'', , My hovercraft is full of eels, , A relatively common recent Latinization inspired by the

Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook "Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook" is a Monty Python sketch. It first aired in 1970 on ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' as part of Episode 25, and also appears in the film ''And Now for Something Completely Different''. ''Atlas Obscura'' has noted that ...

sketch by

Monty Python Monty Python (also collectively known as the Pythons) were a British comedy troupe who created the sketch comedy television show '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'', which first aired on the BBC in 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four ...

. , - , '' media vita in morte sumus'', , In the midst of our lives we die, , A well-known sequence, falsely attributed to Notker during the Middle Ages. It was translated by Cranmer and became a part of the

burial service A burial service is part of the rites performed at many funerals. Burial Service may also refer to: * ''Burial Service'', music published by William Croft in 1724 * “Burial Service”, a 1936 episode of the American radio show ''Lights Out'' * ...

in the

funeral A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect th ...

rites of the

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

Book of Common Prayer The ''Book of Common Prayer'' (BCP) is the name given to a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion and by other Christian churches historically related to Anglicanism. The original book, published in 1549 in the reign ...

''. , - , ''Mediolanum captum est'', , Milan has been captured, , Used erroneously as ''Mediolanum Capta Est'' by the black metal band

Mayhem Mayhem most commonly refers to: * Mayhem (crime), a type of crime Mayhem may also refer to: People * Monica Mayhem (born 1978), Australian pornographic actress * Jason "Mayhem" Miller, American mixed martial arts fighter * Mayhem Miller (dra ...

as an album title. Mediolanum was an ancient city in present-day

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

, Italy. , - , ''Melius abundare quam deficere'', , Better too much than not enough., , Also used in

elliptical Elliptical may mean: * having the shape of an ellipse, or more broadly, any oval shape ** in botany, having an elliptic leaf shape ** of aircraft wings, having an elliptical planform * characterised by ellipsis (the omission of words), or by conc ...

form as ''melius abundare''. , - , ''meliora'', , better things, , Carrying the connotation of "always better". The motto of the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The University of Roc ...

. , - , ''Meliorare legem meliorare vitam est'', , To improve the law is to improve life., , The motto of the Salem/ Roanoke County, Virginia Bar Association. , - , ''Meliorem lapsa locavit'', , He has planted one better than the one fallen. , , The motto of the Belmont County, Ohio, and the motto in the seal of the

Northwest Territory The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolutionary War. Established in 1 ...

, - , ''Melita, domi adsum'', , Honey, I'm home!, , A relatively common recent Latinization from the joke phrasebook '' Latin for All Occasions''. Grammatically correct, but the phrase would be anachronistic in

ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 B ...

. , - , ''

memento mori ''Memento mori'' (Latin for 'remember that you ave todie'ou will OU or Ou or ou may stand for: Universities United States * Oakland University in Oakland County, Michigan * Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama * Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia * Ohio University in Athens, Ohio * Olivet Univer ...

die, , remember your mortality; medieval Latin based on "memento moriendum esse" in antiquity. , - , ''memento vivere'', , remember to live, , , - , ''meminerunt omnia amantes'', , lovers remember all, , , - , ''memores acti prudentes futuri'', , mindful of things done, aware of things to come, , Thus, both remembering the past and foreseeing the future. From the

North Hertfordshire North Hertfordshire is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Letchworth. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the amalgamation of the Urban district (Great Britain and Ir ...

District Council coat of arms. , - , ''Memoriae Sacrum (M.S.)'', , Sacred to the Memory (of ...) , , A common first line on 17th-century English church monuments. The Latinized name of the deceased follows, in the genitive case. Alternatively it may be used as a heading, the inscription following being in English, for example: "''Memoriae Sacrum''. Here lies the body of ..." , - , ''mens agitat molem'', , the mind moves the mass, , From

; motto of several educational institutions , - , ''Mens conscia recti'' , a mind aware of what is right , Motto of The College Preparatory School in Oakland, CA , - , ''mens et manus'', , mind and hand, , Motto of

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

New York Institute of Technology The New York Institute of Technology (NYIT or New York Tech) is a private research university founded in 1955. It has two main campuses in New York—one in Old Westbury, on Long Island, and one in Manhattan. Additionally, it has a cybersecu ...

, and also of the

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) is a private medical school with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and additional locations in Suwanee, Georgia (PCOM Georgia) and Moultrie, Georgia (PCOM South Georgia). Founded ...

. , - , ''

mens rea In criminal law, (; Law Latin for "guilty mind") is the mental element of a person's intention to commit a crime; or knowledge that one's action (or lack of action) would cause a crime to be committed. It is considered a necessary element ...

'', , guilty mind, , Also "culprit mind". A term used in discussing the mindset of an accused criminal. , - , ''

mens sana in corpore sano ''Mens sana in corpore sano'' () is a Latin phrase, usually translated as "a healthy mind in a healthy body". The phrase is widely used in sporting and educational contexts to express that physical exercise is an important or essential part of men ...

'', , a sound mind in a sound body, , Or "a sensible mind in a healthy body". Satire X of the Roman poet Juvenal (10.356). Motto of Carlton Football Club. , - , ''metri causa'', , for the sake of the

metre The metre (British spelling) or meter (American spelling; see spelling differences) (from the French unit , from the Greek noun , "measure"), symbol m, is the primary unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), though its pref ...

, , Excusing flaws in poetry "for the sake of the metre" , - , '' Miles Gloriosus'', , Glorious Soldier, , Or "Boastful Soldier". '' Miles Gloriosus'' is the title of a play of

Plautus Titus Maccius Plautus (; c. 254 – 184 BC), commonly known as Plautus, was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in their entirety. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the gen ...

. A stock character in comedy, the braggart soldier. (It is said that at Salamanca, there is a wall, on which graduates inscribe their names, where

Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Bahamonde (; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War ...

had a plaque installed reading "Franciscus Francus Miles Gloriosus".) , - , ''miles praesidii libertatis'', , Soldier of the Bastion of Freedom , , A phrase on the plaque in commemoration of Prof.

Benjamin Marius Telders Benjamin Marius Telders (19 March 1903 – 6 April 1945) was a professor of law at Leiden University. He is known for standing up for his belief in the rule of law and civil society during the German Occupation. From 1938 he became involved in D ...

, (Netherlands). , - , ''mictus cruentus'', , bloody

urine Urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many other animals. Urine flows from the kidneys through the ureters to the urinary bladder. Urination results in urine being excretion, excreted from the body through the urethra. Cel ...

, , see hematuria , - , ''minatur innocentibus qui parcit nocentibus'', , he threatens the innocent who spares the guilty, , , - , ''mirabile dictu'', , wonderful to tell, ,

, - , ''mirabile visu'', , wonderful to see, , A Roman phrase used to describe a wonderful event/happening. , - , ''mirum videtur quod sit factum iam diu'', , Does it seem wonderful erelybecause it was done a long time/so long ago?, ,

Livius Andronicus Lucius Livius Andronicus (; el, Λούκιος Λίβιος Ανδρόνικος; c. 284 – c. 204 BC) was a Greco-Roman dramatist and epic poet of the Old Latin period during the Roman Republic. He began as an educator in the service of a n ...

, ''Aiax Mastigophorus''. , - , ''miscerique probat populos et foedera jungi'', , He approves of the mingling of the peoples and their bonds of union, , Latin

, Book IV, line 112, "he" referring to the great Roman god, who approved of the settlement of Romans in Africa. Old Motto of

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

, and used in the novel ''

A Bend in the River ''A Bend in the River'' is a 1979 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul. The novel, telling the story of Salim, a merchant in post-colonial mid-20th century Africa, is one of Naipaul's best known works and was widely praised. It was shortliste ...

'' by V. S. Naipaul. , - , ''misera est servitus ubi jus est aut incognitum aut vagum'' , , miserable is that state of slavery in which the law is unknown or uncertain, , Quoted by

Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. The ''Oxford ...

in his paper for

James Boswell James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (; 29 October 1740 (New Style, N.S.) – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary the Englis ...

on Vicious intromission. , - , ''miserabile visu'', , terrible to see, , A terrible happening or event. , - , ''miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari'', , A bad peace is even worse than war., , From

' '' Annales'', III, 44. , - , ''miserere nobis'', , have mercy upon us, , A phrase within the ''Gloria in Excelsis Deo'' and the ''Agnus Dei'', to be used at certain points in Christian religious ceremonies. , - , ''

Missio Dei ''Missio Dei'' is a Latin Christianity, Christian Theology, theological term that can be translated as the "w:Mission (Christian), mission of God," or the "sending of God." It is a concept which has become increasingly important in missiology and ...

'', , the Mission of God, , A theological phrase in the Christian religion. , - , ''missit me Dominus'', , the Lord has sent me, , A phrase used by

. , - , ''

mittimus An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual, or the search and seizure of an individual's property. Canada Arrest warrants are issued by a ...

'', , we send, , A warrant of commitment to prison, or an instruction for a jailer to hold someone in prison. , - , ''mobilis in mobili'', , "moving in a moving thing" or, poetically, "changing through the changing medium", , The motto of the ''Nautilus'' from the Jules Verne novel ''

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (french: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-Ju ...

''. , - , ''

modus operandi A ''modus operandi'' (often shortened to M.O.) is someone's habits of working, particularly in the context of business or criminal investigations, but also more generally. It is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as "mode (or manner) of op ...

(M.O.)'', , method of operating, , Usually used to describe a criminal's methods. , - , ''

modus ponens In propositional logic, ''modus ponens'' (; MP), also known as ''modus ponendo ponens'' (Latin for "method of putting by placing") or implication elimination or affirming the antecedent, is a deductive argument form and rule of inference. ...

'', , method of placing, , Loosely "method of affirming", a logical

rule of inference In the philosophy of logic, a rule of inference, inference rule or transformation rule is a logical form consisting of a function which takes premises, analyzes their syntax, and returns a conclusion (or conclusions). For example, the rule of in ...

stating that from propositions ''if P then Q'' and ''P'', then one can conclude ''Q''. , - , '' modus tollens'', , method of removing, , Loosely "method of denying", a logical

stating that from propositions ''if P then Q'' and ''not Q'', then one can conclude ''not P''. , - , ''

modus vivendi ''Modus vivendi'' (plural ''modi vivendi'') is a Latin phrase that means "mode of living" or " way of life". It often is used to mean an arrangement or agreement that allows conflicting parties to coexist in peace. In science, it is used to descr ...

'', , method of living or way of life, , An accommodation between disagreeing parties to allow life to go on. A practical compromise. , - , ''Monasterium sine libris est sicut civitas sine opibus'', , A monastery without books is like a city without wealth, , Used in the Umberto Eco novel ''

The Name of the Rose ''The Name of the Rose'' ( it, Il nome della rosa ) is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco. It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monastery in the year 1327, and an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, ...

''. Part of a much larger phrase: Monasterium sine libris, est sicut civitas sine opibus, castrum sine numeris, coquina sine suppellectili, mensa sine cibis, hortus sine herbis, pratum sine floribus, arbor sine foliis. Translation: A monastery without books is like a city without wealth, a fortress without soldiers, a kitchen without utensils, a table without food, a garden without plants, a meadow without flowers, a tree without leaves. , - , ''montani semper liberi'', , mountaineers realways free, , State motto of

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

, adopted in 1872; part of the coat of arms for the Colombian city of Bucaramanga. , - , ''Montis Insignia Calpe'', , Badge of the Mons Calpe (Rock of

Gibraltar ) , anthem = " God Save the King" , song = " Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gib ...

), , A self-referential literal identifier below the emblem , - , ''morbus virgineus'', , Disease of the virgins or Virgin's disease, , Hypochromic anemia, an iron deficiency anemia common in young women , - , ''more ferarum'', , like beasts, , used to describe any sexual act in the manner of beasts , - , ''more suo'', , in his/her/its/their usual way , , , - , ''morior invictus'', , I die unvanquished , , sometimes also translated as "death before defeat" , - , ''morituri nolumus mori'', , we who are about to die don't want to, , From Terry Pratchett's The Last Hero, an effective parody on Morituri te salutamus/salutant , - , ''morituri te salutant'', , those who are about to die salute you, , Used once in

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in AD 52. Popular misconception ascribes it as a gladiator's salute. See also:

Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant ''Avē Imperātor, moritūrī tē salūtant'' ("Hail, Emperor, those who are about to die salute you") is a well-known Latin phrase quoted in Suetonius, '' De vita Caesarum'' ("The Life of the Caesars", or "The Twelve Caesars"). It was reported ...

and Naumachia. , - , ''mors certa, hora incerta'', , death is certain, its hour is uncertain, , , - , ''mors mihi lucrum'', , death to me is reward, , A common epitaph, from St Paul's Epistle to the Philippians, 1:21 (''Mihi enim vivere Christus est et mori lucrum'', translated in the

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as: "For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain") , - , ''mors omnibus'', , death to all, , Signifies anger and depression. , - , ''mors tua, vita mea'', , your death, my life, , From medieval Latin, it indicates that battle for survival, where your defeat is necessary for my victory, survival. , - , ''mors vincit omnia'', , "death conquers all" or "death always wins", , An axiom often found on headstones. , - , ''morte magis metuenda senectus'', , old age should rather be feared than death, , from

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'' , - , ''mortui vivos docent'', , The dead teach the living, , Used to justify dissections of human cadavers in order to understand the cause of death. , - , ''mortuum flagellas'', , you are flogging a dead (man), , From Gerhard Gerhards' (1466–1536) etter known as Erasmuscollection of annotated Adagia (1508). Criticising one who will not be affected in any way by the criticism. , - , ''

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'', , the custom of our ancestors, , an unwritten code of laws and conduct, of the Romans. It institutionalized cultural traditions, societal mores, and general policies, as distinct from written laws. , - , ''

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'', , on his own initiative, , Or "by his own accord." Identifies a class of papal documents, administrative papal bulls. , - , ''mulgere hircum'', , to milk a male goat, , From Gerhard Gerhards' (1466–1536) etter known as Erasmuscollection of annotated Adagia (1508). Attempting the impossible. , - , ''mulier est hominis confusio'', , woman is man's ruin, , "Part of a comic definition of woman" from the Altercatio Hadriani Augusti et Secundi.Larry D. Benson, ed. ''The Riverside Chaucer''. 3rd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. p. 939, n. 3164. Famously quoted by Chauntecleer in

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''. , - , ''multa paucis'', , Say much in few words, , , - , ''multis e gentibus vires'', , from many peoples, strength, ,

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, - , ''multitudo sapientium sanitas orbis'', , a multitude of the wise is the health of the world, , From the Vulgate, Wisdom of Solomon 6:24.

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. , - , ''multum in parvo'', , much in little, , Conciseness. The term " mipmap" is formed using the phrase's abbreviation "MIP"; motto of

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's ''De Civitate Dei contra Paganos'' (5th century AD),

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's ''Paradoxa Ducenta Octoginta'' (1542), and in James Branch Cabell's 1921 novel ''

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. , - , '' mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur'', , the world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived, , Ascribed to Roman satirist

's ''De Civitate Dei contra Paganos'' (5th century AD) as "si mundus vult decipi, decipiatur" ("if the world will be gulled, let it be gulled"), and only the first part, " mundus vult decipi" ("the world wants to be deceived"), in

's ''Paradoxa Ducenta Octoginta'' (1542) and in James Branch Cabell's ''

'' (1921). , - , ''munit haec et altera vincit'', , this one defends and the other one conquers, ,

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. , - , ''mutata lex non perit'', , the law that does not evolve dies, , Motto of

, - , '' mutatis mutandis'', , after changing what needed to be changed, , "with the appropriate changes" , - , ''mutato nomine de te fabula narratur'', , change but the name, and the story is told of yourself, ,

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, ''Satires'', I. 1. 69. Preceded by ''Quid rides?'' ("Why do you laugh?"; see Quid rides).

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