The CLAT exam requires strong analytical skills, critical thinking, and careful reading, along with a clear understanding of the Latin Legal Maxims. This article provides a set of MCQs on Latin Legal Maxims to help you practice and strengthen your knowledge with the help of detailed solutions, which will support your CLAT 2026 exam preparation.
Whether you're revising the basics or testing your knowledge, these MCQs will serve as a valuable practice resource.
The CLAT 2026 exam is expected to follow a similar trend to the CLAT 2025, with a total of 120 questions for one mark, and 0.25 marks are deducted for each incorrect answer.
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CLAT MCQs on Latin Legal Maxims
1. ‘Punctum Temporis’ means:
A Functional authority
B Point of time
C Timely assistance
D Temporary position
2. ‘Per incuriam’ means:
A Supremacy of law
B Mistaken identity
C Mistaken decision
D Supremacy of the Constitution
3. Faux pas means:
A Pausing for a while
B Passage of time
C Tactless mistake
D Cheating
4. Caveat venditor means:
A Buyer beware
B Seller beware
C Transporter beware
D Manufacturer beware
5. Turpis arbiter means:
A Corrupt judge
B Inefficient lawyer
C Corrupt prosecutor
D Inefficient judge
6. In pari delicto means:
A Where the lawyer is at fault
B Where the judge is at fault
C Where both parties to a dispute are equally at fault
D Where the petitioner is at fault
7. Bona vacantia means:
A Goods that have no owner
B Vacant building
C Vacant land
D Order of the court for eviction
8. Autrefois convict means:
A Formerly convicted
B Doubtful conviction
C Failed prosecution
D To be convicted
9. Jus Gentium means:
A Global justice
B Law of Societies
C Law among Nations
D Global administrative law
10. Malus animus means:
A Good intention
B Physical force
C Bad intention
D Animal farm
11. Pari passu means:
A On an unequal status
B Diverse nature
C On equal footing
D Supremacy of law
12. Animus possidendi means:
A Intention to possess
B Intent to contract
C Intention to return
D Intention to harm
13. Sine die means:
A Adjourned for the day and meet after one week
B Adjourned for the day and meet after one month
C Adjourned for the day and scheduled to meet next day again
D Adjourned without fixing any date for the next meeting
14. Lis pendens means:
A Decided case
B Facts of case proved
C No legal issues involved
D Pending suit
15. Lex loci means:
A Latin regulations
B Law of a place
C Italian laws
D Domestic laws
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