ratio decidendi - reason for the decision⏎
per proxima amici - by or through the next friend⏎
qua - which; as⏎
pro tanto - for so much⏎
ratio scripta - written reason⏎
qui tam - abbreviation of qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur, meaning "who pursues in this action as much for the king as himself".⏎
pro bono publico - for the public good⏎
propria persona - proper person⏎
quantum valebant - as much as they were worth⏎