Latin group #5. Please feel free to modify based on your needs. Currently, I am working on group #9. If you want to use the entire series - that's great! There should be ten groups total in the end. Please contact me with suggestions on how to make the presentation better. I am always in need of good examples on how the kids will see the Latin terms used in text.

1. Latin Group #5
Test October 11, 2013

2. Liber =L. or lib.
book (Lie – burr)
The book of deeds or
liber number, page
number, and map
number are shown on
the recorded deed.

3. In vino veritas
o There is truth in
the wine.

4. Lapsus calami
Slip of the pen.
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How to say

5. Lis pendens
(lis pendenz) Lis rhymes with kiss
Pending law suit, usually
concerning land.
Latin term for a lawsuit
which concerns the title to
property. The lis pendens
(or notice of pending
action) is filed with the
clerk of the court and
then recorded with the
County Recorder.

6. Mea culpa
My fault! My bad.
Okay, I did
it. I couldn’t
hold it, mea
culpa!

7. Literati
Literate people.
Educated.
Guess who?

8. Locus criminus
Scene of the crime.
The locus
criminus was
littered with
clues left
behind by the
killer.

9. Magnum opus
Greatest
work of one’s
career, especi
ally a literary
or artistic
masterpiece.
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10. Magna cum laude
With great praise.
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Written on your diploma

11. Modus operandi
M.O. Method of operation.
Often used in police work when
discussing a crime and addressing the
methods employed by the perpetrators.
A suspect's modus operandi…
In business, modus operandi
is used to describe a firm's
preferred means of doing
business and interacting with
other firms.